Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
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Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite pebble
Metamorphic rock dominated by SiO2 (Quartz)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite; primarily composed of Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)), Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), and Quartz (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Migmatite
Migmatite (Mixed metamorphic-igneous rock)
Amphibolite with Hornblende
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist
Epidote
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (containing K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Brecciated Quartzite
Brecciated Quartzite
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 containing Fuchsite)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartzite (formula: SiO2 with inclusions)
Fuchsite in Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) containing Chromium + Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Unakite
Unakite (Altered Granite)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Diorite (Gneissic)
Diorite
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)
Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (likely)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite, biotite, and quartz)
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidotalite (primarily Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Main mineral constituents: Muscovite/Biotite, Quartz, Feldspar)
Greenschist with Quartz Veining
Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
White Marble
Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Al2O3:Cr)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Muscovite
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)