Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
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Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (Quartzite)
Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Garnet Rhyolite
Rhyolite (high-silica volcanic rock) with almandine/spessartine garnet
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Jasper (with orbicular/unakitoid tendencies)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and epidote inclusions
Almandine Garnet & Tumbled Citrine Quartz
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Garnet) and SiO2 (Quartz)
Red Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock composed of Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite (Tumbled)
Unakite (altered granite)
White Marble (Tumbled)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Shale
Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (both are commonly referred to as 'jade'). Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6; Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.
Black Star Diopside
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) with asterism
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)