Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
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Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Orange Calcite (often commercially sold as Honey Calcite or Aragonite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)
Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)
Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Howlite
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Diorite
Diorite
Chert (Jasper variation)
Chert (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Chakra Tumbled Stone Set
Various (including Amethyst [SiO2], Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2], Green Aventurine [SiO2], Red Jasper [SiO2], etc.)
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite).
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
River Stone / Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of lithified silt)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Iron-rich)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Chert (varietal Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar content)
Basalt with Granite Inclusions (Xenoliths)
Mafic igneous rock (Basalt) with Sialic minerals
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities; typically a form of Chalcedony/Microcrystalline Quartz
Porphyritic Basalt (with Pyrolusite or Iron-oxide staining)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)