Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2Si3O12
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Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2Si3O12
Fuchsite
Chrome-bearing Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite
Mica Schist with Garnet inclusions
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Chlorite Schist / Greenschist Facies Rock
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Biotite (Black Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Zebra Rock / Zebra Marble
Banded Limestone-Marble Transition
Riverstone (Quartzite or Siltstone cobble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartzite (with Metamorphic Foliation)
Quartzite (Recrystallized SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Ruby in Kyanite
Corundum in Disthene (Al2SiO5 + Al2O3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Biotite / Black Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Yellow Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (composition: K-feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)