Schist
Schist
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Schist
Schist
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Muscovite or Mica
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Zoisite with Corundum) Member of the Epidote Group
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Silicate mineral (Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12; Pyrope: Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Marble
Marble (primarily Calcite, CaCO3 or Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2)
Jasper and Quartzite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Rhodonite in Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate) - (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Magnetite (or Magnetic Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Green Aventurine
SiO2
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
River Pebbles and Quartz
Mixed Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks (Silicon Dioxide SiO2 dominant)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 / inclusion in SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)