Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline) KAlSi3O8
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Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline) KAlSi3O8
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic silicate rock
Epidotite (Unakite-related)
Epidote-rich rock
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet (Group Name), Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Likely rough garnet crystal
Garnet group, possibly almandine (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Magnetite (Small Granule)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Red corundum (ruby-colored polished crystal)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃); red color is typically caused by chromium
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Tourmaline (likely Schorl)
Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Foliated metamorphic rock
Garnet fragments
Garnet-group silicate, most likely almandine–pyrope or spessartine; composition varies, commonly (Fe,Mg,Mn)₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2