Biotite on Quartz
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
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Biotite on Quartz
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Blue Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite Inclusions in Quartz (SiO2 with Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Biotite or Phlogopite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Magnetite (Charnockite Regional Variation)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Pink Garnet in Matrix
Grossular or Almandine Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Green Aventurine
SiO2
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Epidosite (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Silicate mineral (Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12; Pyrope: Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Schist
Schist
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), chemical formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Magnetite-rich Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum borate silicate)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)
Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-rich Fuchsite mica
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Zoisite with Corundum) Member of the Epidote Group