Mica (Lepidolite or Muscovite)
Phyllosilicate mineral (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 for Muscovite)
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Mica (Lepidolite or Muscovite)
Phyllosilicate mineral (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 for Muscovite)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Biotite in Host Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Mica
Phlogopite or Biotite group (KMg3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Epidote in Quartz (Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn2+SiO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of Mica
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock rich in quartz, sericite, and chlorite)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Major minerals include Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Biotite on Quartz Matrix
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Ruby Zoisite
Anyolite (Composition of Green Zoisite, Black Tschermakite, and Red Corundum)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Magnetite or Hematite-rich Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Hematite (Fe2O3)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the appearance, these spheres are likely Nephrite.
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Prase or Green Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with actinolite or chlorite inclusions)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate or sorosilicate inclusions
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine / Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 with AlAl4BSi3O18)
Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Charnockite
Orthopyroxene-bearing granite (Charnockite)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)