Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
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Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates
Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock
Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Epidosite (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Epidote Water-Worn Pebble
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Slate
Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of clay minerals or micas)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (α-Al2O3) embedded in Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Quartz / Quartzite Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Jasper in Rhyolite matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions in Felsic Igneous matrix
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite
Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Rock)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Quartzite River Rock
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
River Cobble (Quartzite or Chert)
Metamorphic Quarzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)