Granite and Igneous Rock Collection
Intrusive igneous rock / Granitoid
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Granite and Igneous Rock Collection
Intrusive igneous rock / Granitoid
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Agate (Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Biotite-rich schist (mica schist)
Mica schist, chiefly biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH,F)₂), with possible quartz and feldspar
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Rock composed mainly of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite
Sodalite
Sodalite - Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Weathered quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or quartzite
Quartz-rich gneiss/quartzite with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide alteration
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Weathered schist or gneiss cobble
Foliated silicate rock, likely mica schist or biotite gneiss
Red Jasper and Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Green Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz–mica schist or mica-rich quartzite
Quartz with muscovite/biotite mica; likely a quartz-mica schist, possibly pegmatitic
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Likely weathered metamorphic rock (possibly schist or gneiss)
Indeterminate; probable mica-rich quartz–feldspar metamorphic rock
Green Jasper / Metavesuvianite-bearing rock
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz aggregate / Green Jasper
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Native Gold Nugget
Gold (Au)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Polished blue sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂, commonly with nepheline, calcite, or lazurite inclusions
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)