Epidote in Matrix (likely Amphibolite or Gneiss)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) in Metamorphic Matrix
metamorphic
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Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Ca19(Al, Mg, Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH, F, O)10
mineral
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
mineral
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Muscovite or Mica
Mineral (variant of Quartz)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
mineral
Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn
Mineral
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
mineral
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
metamorphic
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite)
mineral
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
mineral
Epidote
Calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Mineral
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
metamorphic
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Mineral
Gneissic Schist
Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Mineral
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
mineral
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18
mineral
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
mineral
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
mineral
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Quartz (Milky/Snow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
mineral
Quartz with Schist Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in micaceous schist
metamorphic
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)
metamorphic
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
metamorphic
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
mineral
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)
Mineral
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
metamorphic
Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
metamorphic
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Alm: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral