Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
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Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Moss Infusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-derived metamorphic rock)
Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist)
Chlorite Schist
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Greenstone (Rough Jadeite or Nephrite)
Sodium aluminum silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium magnesium iron silicate (Nephrite)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate: Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn)
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6; Jadeite silicate mineral
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Actinolite-Tremolite series)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Khondalite
Garnet-Sillimanite-Graphite Gneiss
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke (Chlorite-grade schistose rock)
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartzite pebble
Crystalline silica (SiO2)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Rough Ruby (Corundum) in Zoisite Matrix
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide) with Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Ferruginous Chert (primarily Quartz [SiO2] and Hematite/Magnetite [Fe2O3/Fe3O4])
Greenstone
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon)
Unidentified River Rock or Mudstone
N/A (Generic rock fragment)
River Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Greenstone / Greenstone Pebble
Greenschist (metamorphosed basalt or gabbro)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Mixed Mineral Collection (with Quartz, Beryl, and host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl), and associated Schist/Pegmatite
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the Calcium magnesium iron silicate mineral series Actinolite), Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)