Basalt (Concrete Aggregate)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
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Basalt (Concrete Aggregate)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Turquoise color-bead and Hematite necklace
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of hydrous aluminum oxides: Al(OH)3 & AlO(OH))
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jasper
Banded Iron Formation (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and Fe3O4)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate - blue-green variety of Microcline)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Orbicular Jasper / Chalcedony
Fire Opal (in Matrix)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Gold Sheen Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica with Magnetite inclusions)
Amazonite
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Tumbled Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composition of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite with Schorl (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate - SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Jasper (Green/Dragon Blood variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron/clay inclusions
Bauxite
Hydrated Aluminum Oxides (primarily Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Tree Agate (also known as Dendritic Agate)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Quartz on Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Igneous Rock
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))