Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
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Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 / inclusion in SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Yellow Sapphire or Citrine
Al2O3 (Corundum) or SiO2 (Quartz)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Quartz on Chlorite Schist
Chlorite Schist (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 with Quartz (SiO2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Almandine Garnet
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Quartzite with Mafic Intrusion (Gneiss/Schist Contact)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2) with Amphibole/Biotite Schist
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Phyllite
Phyllite (Intermediate grade metamorphic rock)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Epidote Water-Worn Pebble
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Slate
Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr