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
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Schist
Mica Schist
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)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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)
Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
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
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed mainly of actinolite/tremolite, chlorite, and epidote)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Biotite Schist
Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Banded Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)