Schist with Biotite Inclusion
Biotite-bearing Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
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Schist with Biotite Inclusion
Biotite-bearing Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Mica Schist (with Golden/Biotite inclusions)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 (Biotite), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 (Muscovite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Garnet in Matrix (Eclogite)
Eclogite, featuring Almandine or Pyrope Garnet [X3Y2(SiO4)3]
Mica Schist
Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Gossan (Iron Hat) with Quartz and Chlorite
Limonite/Goethite-rich Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with inclusions of Quartz and Chlorite
Weathered Quartzite or Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Marble (White)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) variety
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Amethyst
White Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (a form of Quartz) - SiO2
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Red Quartzite River Stone
Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite (Milky)
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (Low-grade foliated metamorphic rock)
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - granular metamorphic variety
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-metamorphic rock)
Pink Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Jadeite and Nephrite (Jade)
Sodium Aluminum Silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate (Nephrite)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (complex silicate)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich Sedimentary-to-Metamorphic Rock)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Quartz (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite or Chlorite for green color)