Greenschist
Greenschist (Major minerals include Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Category
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Greenschist
Greenschist (Major minerals include Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Epidote (likely Pistacite in Epidosite rock)
Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Epidote
Calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Fuchsite Gneiss or Schist
Muscovite (variety Fuchsite) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Aquamarine (Pendant) and Jasper (Beads)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chalcedony (SiO2)
Greenstone
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Green Slate (Greenstone)
Metamorphic shale (varied composition)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (primarily composed of carbon with varying amounts of other elements)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (main mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Corundum (Ruby Variety)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Rough Emerald (Beryl)
Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6 with Cr/V impurities)
Muscovite Schist with Muscovite Mica
Muscovite-rich Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Unakite
Unakite epidotized granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂)
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Slate
Slate (Low-grade regional metamorphic rock)