Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
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Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Ruby Zoisite
Anyolite (Zoisite with Ruby and Pargasite)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pink Quartz (Inclusion-rich Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide / Hematite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Schist
Mica Schist
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions), SiO2
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Green Fuchsite in Quartz (sometimes called Green Aventurine)
Fuchsite (Chrome-rich Muscovite) K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Quartz SiO2
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine (Tumbled)
Quartz (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Yellow Beryl (Heliodor)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (combination of Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) and Al2O3:Cr)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Corundum var. Ruby in Zoisite (Al2O3 + (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)))