Quartzite (River Pebble)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
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Quartzite (River Pebble)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Glaucophane Schist (Blueschist)
Blueschist (Glaucophane-bearing schist)
Eroded Brick or Pumice-like Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria (Anthropogenic variant: Eroded Firebrick)
Riverstone (Quartzite or Siltstone cobble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 with Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Mica (Muscovite)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Ruby Zoisite
Anyolite (Calcium aluminium silicate with Chromium/Corundum inclusions)
Basalt
Basaltic Mafic Rock
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene) with SiO2 inclusions
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite, rich in Potassium Feldspar)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Basalt with Quartz/Quartzite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Infillings
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Main body: SiO2, Fe, Mg rich)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Stone (River Pebble)
River Stone (Composition: primarily Quartzite, Chalcedony, and silicate minerals)
Quartz (Clear or Cloudy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)