Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
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Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Green Aventurine
Quartzite (variety Aventurine) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Muscovite/Biotite Schist with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Gneiss (specifically a weathered or stream-worn specimen)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline (potassium feldspar)
Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and various Micas)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Pyrope-Omphacite rock)
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Arsenic (Native)
Arsenic (As)
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
River Cobble (Gneiss/Migmatite)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite)
Peridotite (with Olivine and Pyroxene)
Ultramafic Magmatic Rock (Primary minerals: (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and (Ca, Mg, Fe)2Si2O6)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Jadeite (Jade)
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Basalt (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt / Chloritized Basalt
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (A complex combination of Hematite Fe2O3, Red Jasper SiO2, and Tiger's Eye SiO2/FeOOH)
Tiger's Eye and Carnelian Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Anthracite Coal
Coal (predominantly carbon)