Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
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Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (Gneiss/Migmatite)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Fluorite
Fluorite (CaF₂)
White Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Chert / Flint (a variety of Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
River Rock (Glacial Cobbles)
Fluvial Alluvium (Mixed lithology including Quartzite, Basalt, and Granite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable composition, typically SiO2 rich)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerative Rudite (SiO2/CaCO3 matrix)
Jasper with Hematite (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 and Fe2O3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Peridot and Citrine Gemstones (in a ring setting)
Peridot (Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4), Citrine (Quartz: SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Jasper River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Brecciated Quartzite
Brecciated Quartzite
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Galena
Galena (Lead Sulfide), PbS
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Schist
Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
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.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with nickel inclusions; SiO2
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)
Granite or Granodiorite (weathered fieldstone)
Granitoid
Quartz Druzy on Agate (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss