Amphibolite
Amphibolite
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Amphibolite
Amphibolite
Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Garnet in Schist (Mica Schist with Garnet Inclusion)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Greenschist (or Serpentinite) with Quartz-Feldspar Vein
Metabasalt / Greenschist Facies Rock
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Dumortierite in Quartz
Dumortierite (Al6O3(BO3)(SiO4)3) with Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Rounded, banded metamorphic cobble
Likely gneiss or foliated quartz-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph.
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Garnet
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (commonly Almandine-Pyrope series)
Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz with Mica / Chlorite Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate minerals
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Likely blue-green kyanite
Kyanite, Al₂SiO₅
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (MnSiO3)
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Feldspar in Matrix
Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium impurities)
Blue Dumortierite in Quartz
Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3 (Dumortierite)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Seraphinite (Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Raw Garnet (Hessonite / Spessartine)
Silicate mineral group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsine inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)