Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
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Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if metamorphic
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Mica / Muscovite or Biotite
Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss
K2 Stone
Azurite in Granite
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Greenstone / Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Actinolitic Schist
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gneiss
Banded Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Amphibolite / Biotite Schist
Amphibolite (rich in Hornblende and Plagioclase feldspar)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Green Schist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenstone (Epidosite)
Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)
Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Green Schist
Greenschist
Garnet (Almandine-Pyrope)
Almandine-Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Iridescent schist or phyllite
Micaceous quartz-rich schist/phyllite, likely containing muscovite or chlorite
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Green Schist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Garnet and Quartz
Pyrope or Almandine (Red Garnets) and Quartz (Center Stone)
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (Metamorphic Rock featuring K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)