Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
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Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Muscovite Schist
Mica Schist (primarily KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, albite, and epidote)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Kyanite (Blue or Blue-Grey)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) / Marble
Gneiss
Gneiss
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Schist/Phyllite
Metamorphic Schist (Chlorite Schist variety)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Feldspathic Gneiss (Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
River Stone (River Pebble)
River Stone (Composition: primarily Quartzite, Chalcedony, and silicate minerals)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Biotite Schist with Garnet
Garnet-Biotite Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-derived metamorphic rock)
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)