Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mineral
Category
Metamorphic Mineral
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Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli (Simulated)
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
metamorphic
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
metamorphic
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral / metamorphic
Orange Aventurine (Sunstone-style Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Hematite inclusions
metamorphic
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
metamorphic
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite, biotite, and quartz)
metamorphic
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
metamorphic
Fuchsite in Quartz
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Nuummite
Nuummite (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
metamorphic
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)
metamorphic
Ruby in Kyanite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
metamorphic
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
metamorphic
Nuummite
Antigorite-Anthophyllite complex
metamorphic
Nuummite
Antophyllite-Gedrite (Orthorhombic amphiboles)
metamorphic
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
metamorphic
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
metamorphic
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (amphibole mineral); Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6 (pyroxene mineral)
Metamorphic Rock / Mineral
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
metamorphic
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
metamorphic
Greenstone
Chlorite schist or metabasalt depending on specific composition
Metamorphic
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mineral
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
metamorphic
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Metamorphic
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
metamorphic
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals (lazurite, calcite, pyrite, and sodalite); (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
metamorphic
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
metamorphic
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
metamorphic