Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
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Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (containing Albite lamellae), (KAlSi3O8)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Ruby in Marble
Corundum (Al2O3) in Calcite (CaCO3) matrix
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex metamorphic rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Red aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Ruby in Fuchsite
Cr-rich Muscovite (Fuchsite) with Corundum (Ruby)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite Tumbled Chips
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Aventurine
Quartzite with Dumortierite inclusions (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Schist
Mica Schist
Eclogite
Eclogite (Pyrope-Omphacite rock)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral; CaCO₃)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Yellow Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO 3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
Giallo Ornamental Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)
Muscovite Mica in Quartz
Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)