Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
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Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also labeled as Astrophyllite or Nuummite by collectors)
[Na][Na2][Mg4Fe2+](Si8O22)(OH)2 in SiO2
Amphibolite with Hornblende
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Schistose metamorphic rock rich in Muscovite/Biotite)
Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite in Quartz)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - Chromium-rich Muscovite
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (rich in silicate minerals mostly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt
Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Pink Granite (Fragment)
Pink Granite (dominated by Potassium Feldspar: KAlSi3O8)
Basalt with Weathered Rind
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock, primarily composed of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Rock)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (comprising Muscovite/Biotite mica, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Basalt with Quartz/Epidote Vein
Mafic volcanic rock (formula primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and CaAl2Si2O8)
Yellow Sapphire or Citrine
Al2O3 (Corundum) or SiO2 (Quartz)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidite Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Slate
Phyllo-silicate based metamorphic rock
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Mica Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Jasper Pebble
Tumbled Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic extrusive rock)