Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
André Landed Here Rock (Glacial Erratic)
Granodiorite / Diorite (compositional estimate)
White Marble (Tumbled)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Granite
Granite
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite (Tumbled)
Unakite (altered granite)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (both are commonly referred to as 'jade'). Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6; Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Crystalline SiO2 (veins)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Marble (Fire and Ice or Pink Veined)
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Green Quartzite (or Aventurine)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) primarily, with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Iron-Stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Meta-Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)