Garnet Schist
Mica Schist with Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
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Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)
Pyrite (FeS₂)
Mineral
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
igneous
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Chert (Flint Nodule)
Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
metamorphic
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mineral
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Quartz-veined Schist or Gneiss
metamorphic
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Mineral
Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
metamorphic
Rounded quartz-veined pebble
Likely quartz-veined metamorphic rock; exact host rock is indeterminate from the image
metamorphic
Banded Gneiss / Veined Metamorphic Pebble
Metamorphic Rock with Quartz/Feldspar Veins
metamorphic
Quartzite
Quartzite
metamorphic
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
metamorphic
Dyed Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
metamorphic
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly composed of Quartz, Illite, Chlorite)
metamorphic
Garnet in Schist (Mica Schist with Garnet Inclusion)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
Schist
Schist (metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Likely dark green-gray metamorphic pebble
Indeterminate; possibly chlorite schist, serpentinite, or amphibolite
metamorphic
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Coarse-grained gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (probable)
metamorphic
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Schist
Schist
Metamorphic
Quartz with Mica / Chlorite Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate minerals
metamorphic
Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen
Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant
metamorphic
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
metamorphic
Gravel / Crushed Stone
Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)
sedimentary
Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Metamorphic/Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz Vein in Greywacke/Slate (SiO2 in host rock)
metamorphic
Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
gemstone
Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, likely garnet schist or amphibolite
Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) in mica- or amphibole-rich matrix
metamorphic
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Greenstone, likely altered basalt
Metabasalt (chlorite–actinolite–epidote assemblage), likely greenschist-facies greenstone
metamorphic
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
metamorphic
Banded gneiss (likely biotite-bearing)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage, with possible iron-oxide staining
metamorphic
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
mineral
Schist
Metamorphic rock (Schist)
metamorphic
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock
metamorphic
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
metamorphic
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic