Metamorphic Mineral

Blue Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions

Granite with Epidote

Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote

Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)

Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Rhodonite, Gray Moonstone, and White Feldspar Mix

Multiple: MnSiO3 (Rhodonite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar/Moonstone)

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Green Aventurine

Quartz with Fuchsine inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Rhodonite

Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Magnetite (Small Granule)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Bornite

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Arsenopyrite with Schist Matrix

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)

Garnet-Mica Schist

Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist

Rhodonite

Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Biotite or Phlogopite Mica

K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Epidote in Matrix

Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Moonstone (Feldspar)

Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)

Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3

Jade (likely Jadeite)

Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)

Silicate mineral (Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12; Pyrope: Mg3Al2Si3O12)

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), chemical formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Epidote

Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)

Calcite

Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)

Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)

Sandstone or Quartzite

Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)

Black Spinel

Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Orthoclase Feldspar

Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Almandine Garnet

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3