Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite with Calcite and Pyrite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
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Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite with Calcite and Pyrite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - Mn%,Fe%,Mg,Ca)SiO₃
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby (varieties of Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate)
Banded River Rock / Gneiss (highly weathered)
Gneiss
Mica Schist or Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Silicon dioxide with limonite/hematite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica (Muscovite)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Tumbled metamorphic pebble, likely gneiss
Foliated gneiss; commonly quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Biotite Schist (with Garnet and Pyrite)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 (Biotite focus)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, likely biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss
Banded Gneiss / Veined Metamorphic Pebble
Metamorphic Rock with Quartz/Feldspar Veins
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneiss/Schist (approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)