Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
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Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Mica / Muscovite or Biotite
Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (SiO2 enriched metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Microcline Feldspar
KAlSi3O8
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Complex silicate of boron and aluminum (Schorl/Elbaite/Dravite) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Iolite
Cordierite (Mg2Al3(AlSi5O18))
Quartz pebble
SiO2
Tumbled Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)