Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
mineral
Category
Mineral, Often Found In Metamorphic Rocks But Also In Sedimentary And Igneous Rocks
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Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Mineral; variety of Quartz
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
mineral
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Magnetite / Iron-Rich Basalt
Magnetite bearing Mafic Rock (Fe3O4)
igneous
Amazonite (Amazon Stone)
Tectosilicate Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Mineral/Mineraloid within a rock matrix
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
mineral
Schist (Chlorite or Mica-rich)
Chlorite Schist
metamorphic
Likely raw epidote or altered amphibole crystal
Epidote, Ca₂(Al,Fe³⁺)₃(SiO₄)₃(OH); identification is tentative from the image
mineral
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Mineral
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
metamorphic
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Mineral
Gneiss
Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic texture)
metamorphic
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
sedimentary
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Gneiss
Gneiss
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
metamorphic
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Magnetite
Fe3O4 (Iron(II,III) oxide)
mineral
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
mineral