River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
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River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid
Peacock Ore (Bornite/Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue Quartz (potentially Dumortierite-included)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Schist)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Chalcopyrite (or Pyrite Ore)
CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Fuchsite
Chromian Muscovite, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz Vein (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Gold
Native gold (Au)
Dumetierite in Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3) inclusions in Quartz (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Matrix
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Epidote
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Mica Schist
Schist (Mica-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Iron-stained garnet-bearing rock, possibly almandine garnet
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), in a quartz–iron-oxide matrix
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3