White Jade (Mutton Fat Jade / Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
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White Jade (Mutton Fat Jade / Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Epidote with Unakite characteristics
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite Pebble (Beach Stone)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone, SiO2)
Quartzite (Ferruginous)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite (or Milky Quartz pebble)
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone) / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Green Quartzite (River Stone)
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with Chromium-rich inclusions (Fuchsite)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant)
Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-derived metamorphic rock)
Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
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
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
Slate
Metamorphosed Shale (Fine-grained Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Mica-rich Pegmatite
Pegmatite (rich in Muscovite and Biotite)
Red Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartzite with Chert inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite) that have been altered to limonite and then replaced by quartz