River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - granular metamorphic variety
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River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - granular metamorphic variety
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gneiss/Schist)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-metamorphic rock)
Pink Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Granite and Igneous Mix
Phaneritic Felsic to Mafic Intrusive Rocks
Jadeite and Nephrite (Jade)
Sodium Aluminum Silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate (Nephrite)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Marble (Carrara style)
Recrystallized Calcite-rich Metamorphic Rock (CaCO3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (complex silicate)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich Sedimentary-to-Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Micaceous schist (Mainly Muscovite/Biotite mixed with Quartz)
Rough Emerald Crystals
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (group of hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicates)
Serpentinite
Serpentine rock (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Mixed Gemstone Collection
SiO2 (Quartz varieties) and Biogenic CaCO3 (Nacre)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Muscovite/Fuchsite)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Aluminum Borosilicate (SiO2 + AlAl6BSi3O18)
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 with K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ trace elements)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Birdseye Rhyolite)
Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)