Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine / Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 with AlAl4BSi3O18)
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Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine / Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 with AlAl4BSi3O18)
Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Garnet in Schist (Polished Tower)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite within a foliated matrix)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (Mainly SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (with Schist)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Slate with Quartz
Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with SiO2 inclusions
Quartz with Chlorite or Hornblende inclusions
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate or amphibole inclusions
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety) - SiO₂ with Fuchsite inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite - Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Jadeite (Jade)
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
Banded Agate (Gray/Brown)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Polished Rhodonite Obelisk
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
White Moonstone (Scolicite or White Feldspar var. )
Lattice-structure Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (NaAlSi2O6 or Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Lazulite
Magnesium Aluminum Phosphate Hydroxide (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Rutilated Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Epidote/Tourmaline inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Micaceous Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist