Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
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Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the appearance, these spheres are likely Nephrite.
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Quartz (Milky or Citrine-tinted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist with Biotite Inclusion
Biotite-bearing Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Venetian Gold Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Stream-worn Cobble)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (with Quartz and Mica)
Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Citrine Quartz (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)2Si2O8)
Limonite/Goethite Nodule
Iron Oxyhydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Alexandrite in Matrix
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (comprising Muscovite/Biotite mica, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Jadeite (Jade)
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)