Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
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Iolite (Cordierite)
Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate (Mg,Fe)2Al4Si5O18
mineral
Red Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Metamorphic
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
metamorphic
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
metamorphic
Greenstone (Diabase or Metabasalt)
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
metamorphic
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (SiO2)
sedimentary
Pyrite Cubes in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Host Matrix
mineral side rock
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
sedimentary
Green Schist
Greenschist
metamorphic
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
sedimentary
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
metamorphic
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Nephrite Jade (Yellow Skin)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
metamorphic
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite / Metabasalt
metamorphic
Greenstone
Greenschist
metamorphic
Greenstone
Protolith: Basaltic rock
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
metamorphic
Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
metamorphic
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
metamorphic
Greenstone
Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
metamorphic
Greenstone / Metabasalt
Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenschist facies)
metamorphic
Greenschist
Greenschist (Major minerals include Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
metamorphic
Greenstone
Greenschist (composed of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
metamorphic
Greenschist / Greenstone
Greenschist facies metabasite
metamorphic
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-rich Quartzite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Granite cobble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
metamorphic
Greenstone (Altered Mafic Rock)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
metamorphic
Dragon Blood Jasper (Lizard Stone/Septarian Chalcedony)
Epidote with Black Hornblende and White Quartz mixture
metamorphic
Unakite (bottom) and Sodalite (top)
Epidotized Granite (Unakite) and Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Sodalite)
metamorphic
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
metamorphic
Greenstone (Epidosite or Altered Basalt)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Greenstone
Metabasalt
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Mainly Lazurite: Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Serpentinite with Quartz/Calcite Veining
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic