Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
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Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Epidosite
Epidosite (composed mainly of Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite (or Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Mica Schist
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (composition varies)
Red Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Schist
Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impure Limonite/Hematite
Slate
Metamorphosed Shale (Fine-grained Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Sandstone
Sandstone ( преимущественно SiO2 )
Shale
Laminated Mudstone (Shale)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Epidosite
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Unakite (Tumbled)
Unakite (altered granite)
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Marble (Fire and Ice or Pink Veined)
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Green Quartzite (or Aventurine)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) primarily, with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Red Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Garnet Rhyolite
Rhyolite (high-silica volcanic rock) with almandine/spessartine garnet
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)
Stiped Slate Beach Pebble
Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with Quartz Vein (SiO2 on Phyllosilicate base)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)