Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
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Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Almandine Garnet in Schist
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Mica-rich Schist fragment
Mica Schist
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Pink Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (MnSiO3)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Yellow Sapphire or Citrine
Al2O3 (Corundum) or SiO2 (Quartz)
Gold Mineral
Native Gold (Au)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Grey River Stone (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (variable mineral formula)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist