Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
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Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase Feldspar Series (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Serpentine (Nephrite-like Serpentine)
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Salmon variety)
Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8
Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Quartzite with Iron oxides (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
River Cobble (Quartzite)
Meta-orthoquartzite
Serpentinite (often containing Jadeite/Nephrite)
Antigorite-rich Serpentine Rock, (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Verde Antique Marble (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sugilite
KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 (Potassium Sodium Lithium Iron Manganese Aluminum Silicate)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile) (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Olivine (often within Peridotite)
Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Granite Pebble
Igneous Intrusive Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Phenocrysts)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)