Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist (Greenschist / Mica Schist)
Schist (variable mineral composition, commonly containing quartz, feldspar, mica, chlorite)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartz with Schist Inclusion
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Schist
Mica Schist
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Goethite-Hematite rich weathered rock (Fe-hydroxides)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Greenschist / Migmatite
Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals
Gneiss (with Quartzite layers)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Tumbled rhodonite
Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate (MnSiO₃), commonly mixed with quartz and manganese oxides
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Rhodonite (in matrix)
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper)
Epidotized Metasomatite
Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Glaucophane / Blue Schist
Glaucophane (Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Blue Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate), ZrSiO4
Mica Schist with Quartz
Mica-Quartz Schist (Muscovite subclass)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pink Garnet in Matrix
Grossular or Almandine Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Rhodonite in Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate) - (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Magnetite (or Magnetic Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)