Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
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Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
SiO2
Quartz pebble
SiO2, Quartz
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Likely amphibolite (hornblende gneiss or mafic metamorphic rock)
Amphibolite, chiefly hornblende amphibole and plagioclase feldspar, with possible quartz, biotite, or epidote
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
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 with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Emerald (green gemstone in a jewelry setting)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆; green color commonly from chromium and/or vanadium
Pale greenish quartz-bearing rock, possibly serpentine or altered feldspar
Tentatively serpentinite-related rock (serpentine-group minerals) or altered granitic material; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Tumbled rhodonite
Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate (MnSiO₃)
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Quartz-rich altered rock, possibly quartz vein with mica
Microcrystalline to coarse quartz (SiO₂) with probable muscovite/biotite mica and iron-oxide staining
Sunstone and Garnet
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Tumbled green aventurine
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Magnetite-rich iron ore
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly massive magnetite/ironstone
Tumbled garnet (likely almandine)
Almandine garnet, iron-aluminum nesosilicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Red corundum (ruby-colored polished crystal)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃); red color is typically caused by chromium
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartz-rich rock fragment, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely a small vein-quartz or quartz-bearing rock fragment
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Gneiss or Schist
Gneiss or Mica Schist with Garnet
Garnet in Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica-Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Green Slate Pebble (Serpentine / Greenschist Pebble)
Greenschist / Low-grade Metamorphic Rock
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Mica flakes (Muscovite)
Muscovite mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Biotite-rich gneiss with a dark mafic band
Banded gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss (exact minerals uncertain from the image)
Pale green mica-rich rock (possibly chlorite schist)
Likely chlorite schist; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Likely slate fragments
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of quartz, mica, and chlorite
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))