Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
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Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Zoisite with Corundum) Member of the Epidote Group
River Rocks (Basalt and Sedimentary Stones)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) and Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Mica (specimen appears to be Muscovite or Phlogopite)
Phyllosilicate mineral; Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum borate silicate)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2) matrix
Muscovite Schist with Quartz
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Schistose matrix
Dalmatian Jasper (or Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (A peralkaline felsite composed of feldspar, quartz, and sodic amphibole)
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Epidote (Unakite variety)
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock containing Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals classified as Jade: Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the image showing translucent, somewhat fibrous material, it is likely Nephrite.
Granite or Granitic Gneiss River Rock
Granite / Gneiss
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Tiger's Iron
Pseudomorphic Quartz Aggregate (contains SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeOOH)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Marble (White)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Phyllite
Phyllite
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Banded Agate (with small Geode cavity)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Chalcedony (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Garnet in Schist (Polished Tower)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist