Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
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Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist
metamorphic
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Metamorphic
Quartz in Matrix (Lepidolite or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
mineral
Veined quartz-bearing metamorphic rock
Likely quartzite or siliceous schist with iron-oxide staining
metamorphic
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Igneous
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Migmatite
Migmatite (Mixed metamorphic-igneous rock)
metamorphic
Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Feldspar Pegmatite
Spessartine (Mn3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar
Mineral in Igneous Rock
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Gold (Au) and Iron Oxides
mineral
Quartz-veined weathered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) in a likely altered limestone or metamorphic carbonate host
metamorphic
Tumbled green aventurine quartz
Aventurine quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂) with dispersed fuchsite or other mica inclusions
mineral
Quartz Crystal Cluster on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
metamorphic
Quartz with Schist Inclusion
Quartz (SiO2) with micaceous schist inclusions
metamorphic
Schist
Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Black Tourmaline (Tumbled)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
mineral
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite mixture)
Metamorphic rock (Commonly Gneissic)
metamorphic
Biotite Mica Schist
Metamorphic Rock containing Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
metamorphic
Basalt
Basalt
Igneous
Garnet Gneiss
Garnetiferous Gneiss
metamorphic
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
metamorphic
Rough Apatite in Matrix
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite / Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentine group minerals ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Banded gneissic rock
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
metamorphic
Schist
Schist
metamorphic
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite
igneous
Granite or granitic pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
igneous
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
metamorphic
Quartz with Schist Inclusion
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
metamorphic
Banded Slate
Metamorphic Argillite / Slate
metamorphic
Quartzite Pebble (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
metamorphic
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Schist (Oxidized)
Mica Schist with Iron Oxide staining
metamorphic
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
metamorphic
Garnet-Bearing Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist
metamorphic
Quartz Veined Mudstone
Metasedimentary rock with Quartz (SiO2) veins
metamorphic
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
metamorphic
Quartz (Smoky/Granular variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral