Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
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Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (complex silicate)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Tiger's Eye (dark/grey variant)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Jade (Jadeite or Nephrite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Peach Moonstone (Orange/Peach Feldspar)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Aventurine (Tan/Cream colored)
Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Raw Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby variant)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)
Amazonite
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Tourmaline (Multi-colored)
Complex Borosilicate (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al,Fe)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Matrix
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)