Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
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Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Greenstone / Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (likely Desert Rose/Agatized Geode Crust)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Pyrope-Omphacite rock)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Green Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Basalt (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt / Chloritized Basalt
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Bog Iron / Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone
Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Grit)
Clastic Sedimentary (Ironstone-rich Sandstone)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone / Limonite-cemented Quartz Sandstone
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Lazulite
Magnesium Aluminum Phosphate Hydroxide (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Anthracite
Anthracite Coal (C)
Fuchsite Gneiss or Schist
Muscovite (variety Fuchsite) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)