Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
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Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Mica Schist
Schist (muscovite-biotite schist)
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock transitioned to metamorphic)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate with Quartz
Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with SiO2 inclusions
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mica Schist
Muscovite-Biotite Schist
Slate
Low-grade Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)
Banded Agate (with possible Chalcedony layers)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)
Tourmaline (likely Schorl)
Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Yellow Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety) - Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock
Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone
Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)
Native Gold (in Jewelry)
Gold (Au)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2