Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet (Group Name), Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
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Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet (Group Name), Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Mica Schist / Granite
Mica Schist (Silicate metamorphic rock)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Pyrope Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3) in Schist or Eclogite matrix
Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Epidosite (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Quartz with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Schist
Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Muscovite–biotite schist, possibly with quartz and feldspar
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (SiO2 enriched metamorphic rock)
Blue Dumortierite in Quartz
Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3 (Dumortierite)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite in Matrix (Gold-colored Chalcopyrite or Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Raw Garnet (Hessonite / Spessartine)
Silicate mineral group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Inosilicate (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Brown Garnet
Andradite or Almandine Garnet (general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Garnet Amphibolite (or Garnet Gneiss)
Garnet amphibolite / Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Blue Apatite
Calcium phosphate mineral, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Rhodonite, Gray Moonstone, and White Feldspar Mix
Multiple: MnSiO3 (Rhodonite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar/Moonstone)