Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
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Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Aluminum Borosilicate (SiO2 + AlAl6BSi3O18)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ruby in Fuchsite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Ca19(Al, Mg, Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH, F, O)10
Jasper containing epidote (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Jasper (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
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.
Schist
Mica Schist
Turquoise and Hematite
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Amphibolite with Hornblende
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Amethyst (Purple), Sulfur (Yellow), and Blue Apatite
SiO2 (Quartz), S (Native Sulfur), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Apatite Group)
Red Garnet
Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)