Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
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Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Eagle Eye / Grey Tiger Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with chromium/vanadium impurities
Arsenopyrite
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate [Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)]
Quartzite (River-worn Shiner)
Quartzite (Formula: SiO2)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Black Star Diopside (beads)
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) - a member of the pyroxene group
Unakite
Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock (often Schist or Basalt)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartz with Schist Inclusion
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Quartzite Slipper Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in metamorphic host rock (likely schist or phyllite)
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Muscovite-Biotite Schist
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (with inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Red Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (Silicate group, X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Red Quartzite (Stream-rounded Cobble)
Meta-quartzite (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)