Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
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Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper in Quartzite (likely Cinnabar or Iron inclusions)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Polymetamorphic Granitic Gneiss)
Serpentinite (often called Jade or Nephrite substitute)
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Riverstone Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (Mainly SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (Composed of Orthoclase Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Rock (likely Quartzite or Quartz-rich Siltstone)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Unakite or Epidosite
Epidosite (Mineral composition: Epidote, Feldspar, and Quartz)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Wishing Stone
Greenschist or Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Lizardite, Antigorite, and Chrysotile)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Limonitic Quartzite
Metamorphosed sandstone with Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper inclusions (SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartzite (Gold/Tan River Cobble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of crystalline SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)