Greenstone (likely metamorphosed basalt)
Metabasalt/greenstone; commonly composed of chlorite, actinolite, epidote, albite, and quartz
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Greenstone (likely metamorphosed basalt)
Metabasalt/greenstone; commonly composed of chlorite, actinolite, epidote, albite, and quartz
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-treated Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Unidentified gray-green rock specimen
Possibly banded gneiss or another foliated metamorphic rock; identification is uncertain from the image
Magnetite
Fe3O4 (Iron(II,III) oxide)
Greenstone / epidote–chlorite schist (tentative)
Epidote–chlorite schist, likely containing actinolite and quartz/feldspar
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite or other green mica inclusions
Quartz-Veined Slate or Greenstone
Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Blue Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphosed Granitic Rock)
Gneiss (composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, biotite, and/or hornblende)
Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Epidote and Quartz in Basalt
Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)] in Metabasalt
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Banded gneiss
Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires a closer view or mineral testing
Dark metamorphic rock, likely schist or gneiss
Mica schist/gneiss; commonly quartz + feldspar + biotite, with possible amphibole
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist, mainly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-actinolite-epidote schist
Banded gneiss (likely orthogneiss or paragneiss)
Gneiss; composition commonly quartz + feldspar + mica, with possible amphibole/biotite
Tumbled banded gneiss or amphibolite
Banded metamorphic rock, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss with amphibole
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Vein-bearing metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Banded silicate rock; likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss with a quartz vein
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Wavellite with Quartz
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 & SiO2
Weathered metamorphic pebble, likely greenstone
Probable greenschist or chlorite-rich metabasalt; exact identification requires testing
White marble (likely calcitic marble)
Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Likely banded metamorphic rock, possibly schist or gneiss
Micaceous schist/gneiss; identification is limited from the photograph