Mica-rich Sandstone or Micaceous Schist Weathering
Micaceous Schist (Muscovite-Quartz composition)
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Mica-rich Sandstone or Micaceous Schist Weathering
Micaceous Schist (Muscovite-Quartz composition)
Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist or metabasalt depending on specific composition
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar-rich Quartzite
Meta-arkose (Quartz-Feldspar Quartzite)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Quartzite (Onyx Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Charnockite Regional Variation)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Ferruginous Conglomerate
Conglomerate with Iron-Oxide Matrix (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Quartz with Schist Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in micaceous schist
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke
Chert Nodule
Chert (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock
Schist
Schist
Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite)
Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Phyllite
Phyllite (Intermediate grade metamorphic rock)
Stony-Iron Meteorite (likely Mesosiderite or Ordinary Chondrite)
Meteorite (Silicate-Metal Matrix)
Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Quartz (Citrinated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote/Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 + Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Lapis Lazuli (in Matrix)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite as the primary component)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2) matrix
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)