Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
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Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite in Matrix
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Quartz (Gray/Smoky Varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Quartz Vein / Quartzite Specimens
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Mica
Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Muscovite
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Green Schist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Mica (Muscovite)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed mainly of actinolite/tremolite, chlorite, and epidote)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Phyllite (possibly low-grade greenish slate)
Foliated metamorphic rock composed mainly of very fine-grained quartz, mica, and chlorite; approximate composition varies and has no single fixed chemical formula
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)