Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)
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Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine or iron oxides
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote in Matrix (Unakite-like Rock Fragment)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) / Altered Metamorphic Pebble
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant Metamorphic Rock (complex aluminosilicate)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 with Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Greenstone, likely chlorite-rich schist
Chlorite schist; chiefly chlorite, actinolite/amphibole, feldspar, and quartz
Blue Tiger's Eye
Crocidolite in Quartz (altered)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Quartz-rich conglomeratic rock (likely granitic breccia or conglomerate)
Uncertain; quartz–feldspar rock in a fine-grained matrix, possibly weathered granite or polymictic conglomerate
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Feldspar with Quartz)
Pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered ultramafic rock
Serpentinite (主要 minerals: antigorite/lizardite, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4); identification is tentative from the image
Green Serpentine
Serpentine group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Epidote
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Metamorphic rock containing lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly basalt or ironstone
Likely vesicular basalt or ferruginous breccia; exact identification requires testing
Greenish quartz (likely prase/chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly green chalcedony or chlorite-included quartz
Greenstone Porphyry
Altered Porphyritic Andesite/Basalt
Weathered granite or granitic pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly basalt or limonite-bearing sandstone
Undetermined; likely Fe-oxide-stained basalt or ferruginous sandstone (hematite/goethite-bearing)
Gneiss (likely garnet-bearing or migmatitic gneiss)
Felsic banded gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, mica, and possibly garnet
Likely greenstone (serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile/lizardite/antigorite), possibly with chlorite or epidote
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich quartzite or limonite-bearing rock
Quartzite (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, chiefly hematite and goethite
Pink Granite / Gneiss Pebble
Quartz-Feldspar Granitic Rock
Unakite (or Epidotized Granite)
Epidotized Granite (Composition: KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), SiO2)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Orthoclase + Epidote + Quartz)
Weathered greenstone (likely serpentinite or altered basalt)
Serpentinite-group rock, commonly dominated by serpentine minerals (antigorite/lizardite); exact identification requires testing
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Quartzite with Mica Matrix
Metamorphic Quartz-Mica Schist/Quartzite
Polished gray-brown stone slab, possibly soapstone or schist
Indeterminate; likely talc-rich soapstone (steatite) or mica schist
Unakite-like granitic pebble
Altered granite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and epidote; red areas may be potassium feldspar or iron-stained feldspar
Rounded dark pebble, possibly weathered basalt
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; likely basalt, but identification is uncertain from the photograph
Tumbled epidote-bearing rock (likely epidote–quartz–feldspar aggregate)
Epidote-rich metamorphic rock; minerals likely epidote (Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃Si₃O₁₂(OH), quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite)
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