Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
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Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (MnSiO3)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Feldspar in Matrix
Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium impurities)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Raw Garnet (Hessonite / Spessartine)
Silicate mineral group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Blue Dumortierite in Quartz
Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3 (Dumortierite)
Brown Garnet
Andradite or Almandine Garnet (general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Seraphinite (Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsine inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2]
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Corundum
Corundum (Aluminium oxide, Al2O3)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Rhodonite
Inosilicate (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Rhodonite, Gray Moonstone, and White Feldspar Mix
Multiple: MnSiO3 (Rhodonite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar/Moonstone)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Arsenopyrite with Schist Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Blue Apatite
Calcium phosphate mineral, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Gneiss or Schist
Gneiss or Mica Schist with Garnet
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)