Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
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Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a calcium-enriched sodic plagioclase feldspar mineral - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Granite (Orthoclase rich)
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz and Potassium Feldspar KAlSi3O8)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Rough Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Yellow Quartzite (or Quartz River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (Orange Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)
Coal (Anthracite)
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impure Limonite/Hematite
Mica Schist
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (composition varies)
Schist
Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)
Slate
Metamorphosed Shale (Fine-grained Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Fuchsite Schist
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Red Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Yellow Aventurine (or Citrine-colored Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartzite with Chert inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Beach Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
André Landed Here Rock (Glacial Erratic)
Granodiorite / Diorite (compositional estimate)
Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)
White Marble (Industrial/Architectural)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)