Amethyst: is a violet style of quartz frequently utilized in jewellery. The call comes from the historic Greek ἀ a- (“not”) and μέθυστοςméthystos (“intoxicated”), a connection with the notion that the stone included its proprietor from drunkenness. The historic Greeks wore amethyst and made consuming vessels embellished with it withinside the notion that it might save you intoxication.

It is one in every of numerous sorts of quartz. Amethyst is a semiprecious stone and is the traditional birthstone for February.
Rutile Amethyst: is a rare form of Amethyst which seems to comprise Rutile, however surely carries brownish crystals of Goethite, an iron hydroxide mineral additionally determined withinside the Super Seven crystal. Goethite is a stone for locating the hyperlink among the deep self and Earth, and collectively with Amethyst clears the Earth and Base Chakras, aligning the entire chakra gadget to the better mind.

It purifies the emotional frame and is in particular beneficial in grief work. It helps clairaudience, communion with angels, and connections with different worlds. To application as a wishing stone or with intentions, messages, and prayers, in reality keep the stone with the reason in mind.

Kunzite LiAl(SiO3)2: is the pink to violet variety of the silicate, Spodumene. It has a glassy transparency, and forms in flattened prismatic crystals with vertical striations. It is highly pleochroic, shifting from pale pink to light violet and even colourless, depending on the angle of observation, and though its perfect cleavage makes cutting difficult, it can be faceted into beautiful gems.

It’s a transparent and high lustre stone. Kunzite gets its beautiful lilac-pink colours from the presence of manganese in the stone. It’s a gemstone that’s loved for its colour and clarity. The brighter shade of colour pink or lilac, the more valuable the Kunzite stone is.

Beryllium: Beryllium is a chemical element with the symbol Be and atomic number 4. It is a relatively rare element in the universe, usually occurring as a product of the spallation of larger atomic nuclei that have collided with cosmic rays. Within the cores of stars, beryllium is depleted as it is fused into heavier elements. It is a divalent element which occurs naturally only in combination with other elements in minerals. Notable gemstones which contain beryllium include beryl (aquamarine, emerald) and chrysoberyl. As a free element it is a steel-grey, strong, lightweight and brittle alkaline earth metal.

Beryllium is alloyed with copper or nickel to make springs, gyroscopes, electrical contacts, spot-welding electrodes, and non-sparking tools, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry. Other beryllium alloys are utilized in high-velocity planes and missiles, in addition to spacecraft and communication satellites. Beryllium copper is likewise used in windshield frames, brake discs, support beams, and different structural components of the space shuttle.

Thanks to its low thermal neutron absorption cross-section, beryllium is utilized in nuclear reactors as a reflector or moderator. Moreover, the high melting point of beryllium oxide makes it a beneficial material for nuclear work and ceramic applications, according to the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Brine (salt): salt water, particularly a highly concentrated water solution of common salt (sodium chloride). Natural brines occur underground, in salt lakes, or as seawater and are commercially important sources of common salt and other salts, such as chlorides and sulfates of magnesium and potassium.

Brine is used as a preservative in meat-packing (as in corned beef) and pickling. In refrigeration and cooling systems, brines are used as heat-transfer media because of their low freezing temperatures or as vapour-absorption agents because of their low vapour pressure. Brine is also used to quench (cool) steel.

Granite: is a coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly solidifies underground.

Basically, the more rare a style of granite is, and the more “desirable” it’s deemed to be, the higher its price.

Limestone: is a carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera, and molluscs.

Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Some of the uses of Limestone includes, but not limited to:
a. Ground calcium carbonates
b. Agricultural lime
c. High purity limestone dusts, granules and powders
d. Limestone and dolomite aggregates
e. Cement additions
f. Ground calcium and magnesium oxides
g. Hydrated lime and milk of lime

Lead ore (Galena): also called lead glance, is the natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide (PbS). It is the most important ore of lead and an important source of silver. Galena is one of the most abundant and widely distributed sulfide minerals.

Lead is still widely used for car batteries, pigments, ammunition, cable sheathing, weights for lifting, weight belts for diving, lead crystal glass, radiation protection and in some solders. It is often used to store corrosive liquids.

Marble stone: is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. …

In geology, the term marble refers to metamorphosed limestone, but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.

Gypsum: is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard/sidewalk chalk, and drywall. Gypsum uses include: manufacture of wallboard, cement, plaster of Paris, soil conditioning, a hardening retarder in portland cement.

Varieties of gypsum known as “satin spar” and “alabaster” are used for a variety of ornamental purposes

Chalcopyrite: Chalcopyrite is a brass-yellow mineral with a chemical composition of CuFeS2. Some chalcopyrite ores contain significant amounts of zinc substituting for iron.

Others contain enough silver or gold that the precious metal content more than pays the costs of mining.

Coal /lignite: Lignite, often referred to as brown coal is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat.

It is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content. It has a carbon content around 25 to 35 percent.

It is mined all around the world and is used almost exclusively as a fuel for steam-electric power generation.

Iron ore(siderite): Earth’s most important iron ore deposits are found in sedimentary rocks. They are formed from chemical reactions that combined iron and oxygen in marine and fresh waters.

The two most important minerals in these deposits are iron oxides: hematite (Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4).

These iron ores have been mined to produce almost every iron and steel object that we use today – from paper clips to automobiles to the steel beams in skyscrapers.

Quartz: is a chemical compound consisting of one part silicon and two parts oxygen. It is silicon dioxide (SiO2), and its unique properties make it one of the most useful natural substances.

It is chemically inert in contact with most substances. It has electrical properties and heat resistance that make it valuable in electronic products.

Its luster, color, and diaphaneity make it useful as a gemstone and also in the making of glass.

Zinc ore(Sphalerite): The important minerals in zinc ores are sphalerite (ZnS), zincite (ZnO), franklinite [ZnO(Fe,Mn)2O3], calamine [Zn2(OH)2SiO3], and smithstone (ZnCO3). Zinc ores normally contain 5–15% zinc.

Approximately 80% of zinc mines are underground mined, 8% are mined from open pits, and the remainder are a combination of both ores (Ray et al., 2014).

Zinc is also used in alloys such as brass, nickel silver and aluminium solder. Zinc oxide is widely used in the manufacture of very many products such as paints, rubber, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, plastics, inks, soaps, batteries, textiles and electrical equipment.

Copper ore: The main ores of copper are sulfides and oxides. Most copper mined today is used to conduct electricity – mostly as wiring.

It is also an excellent conductor of heat and is used in cooking utensils, heat sinks, and heat exchangers. Large amounts are also used to make alloys such as brass (copper and zinc) and bronze (copper, tin, and zinc).

Phosphate: Phosphorite, phosphate rock or rock phosphate is a non-detrital sedimentary rock that contains high amounts of phosphate minerals.

The phosphate content of phosphorite varies greatly, from 4% to 20% phosphorus pentoxide. Marketed phosphate rock is enriched to at least 28%, often more than 30% P₂O₅. Sedimentary phosphate rock deposits often contain fossilized remains of ancient fish and aquatic animals, such as manatees, sharks and whales.

Phosphate rock is used to make phosphate compounds, which are used in applications such as food additives, detergents and herbicides. It is used as a raw material in the manufacture of inorganic phosphorus fertilizers and can be used as organic phosphorus fertilizers when applied directly to the soil. Direct application of rock phosphate increases crop yield and soil phosphorus levels.

Fluorite: Fluorite is an important industrial mineral composed of calcium and fluorine (CaF2).

It is used in a wide variety of chemical, metallurgical, and ceramic processes. Specimens with exceptional diaphaneity and color are cut into gems or used to make ornamental objects.

Ilmenite: is a common accessory mineral in igneous rocks, sediments, and sedimentary rocks in many parts of the world.

Apollo astronauts found abundant ilmenite in lunar rocks and the lunar regolith. Ilmenite is a black iron-titanium oxide with a chemical composition of FeTiO3. Ilmenite is the primary ore of titanium, a metal needed to make a variety of high-performance alloys.

Most of the ilmenite mined worldwide is used to manufacture titanium dioxide, TiO2, an important pigment, whiting, and polishing abrasive.

Bauxite: Bauxite is a sedimentary rock formed from a reddish clay material called laterite soil and is most commonly found in tropical or subtropical regions.

Bauxite is primarily comprised of aluminum oxide compounds (alumina), silica, iron oxides and titanium dioxide.