Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
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Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Green Aventurine
Quartz with fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Brown/Golden)
Silicon dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite), SiO2
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rhodolite Garnet
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Eagle Eye / Grey Tiger Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneiss/Schist (approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Small rounded mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich stone or feldspar
Likely greenstone (altered basalt)
Chlorite–actinolite-bearing metabasalt; identification is tentative from the image
Banded Serpentine
Serpentine group (subgroup Lizardite or Antigorite) - Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Likely amphibolite
Amphibolite, composed mainly of hornblende and plagioclase feldspar
Uncertain small stone; possibly weathered quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate from image; candidate materials include quartz-rich pebble or altered silicate rock
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz (Yellow/Citrine Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite
Cr-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Gneiss
Gneiss; a foliated metamorphic rock commonly composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Likely mica-rich schist
Mica schist, probably muscovite- and/or biotite-bearing; exact identification requires closer examination
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Pink potassium feldspar (orthoclase/microcline)
KAlSi₃O₈; likely massive potassium feldspar, possibly with quartz
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Likely biotite-rich schist or gneiss
Mica schist/gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Likely garnet-bearing schist or gneiss
Mica schist/gneiss containing quartz, feldspar, mica, and possible almandine garnet
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Actinolite-Tremolite series)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Schist
Mica Schist
Dark gneiss or migmatitic amphibolite
Band ed gneiss; composition likely quartz–feldspar–biotite/amphibole, possibly migmatite
Polished banded metamorphic stone, likely gneiss or quartzite
Banded quartz–feldspar–mica rock; precise identification requires testing
Likely garnet (rough crystal)
Garnet group; possibly almandine, (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)