Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
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Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Greenstone (Greenschist)
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-Albite-Epidote Schist)
Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar)
Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Small rounded pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone
Indeterminate; likely quartz/chert-bearing lithic clast
Banded Gneiss Pebble
Banded Gneiss
Quartz with Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-and-gold lapis lazuli fragment
Lapis lazuli; lazurite-rich calc-silicate rock (primarily lazurite, with calcite and pyrite)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Weathered metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Indeterminate foliated silicate rock; commonly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage