Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular felsic extrusive igneous rock)
Cinnabar
Mercury(II) sulfide (HgS)
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite in Quartz)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyromorphite on Epidote
Pyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3Cl] and Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)]
Dalmatian Stone (commonly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (mixed Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Bloodstone / Heliotrope
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Vanadinite
Lead Chlorovanadate, Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Native Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Arsenopyrite with Schist Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)
Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)