Sunstone (Feldspar)
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
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Sunstone (Feldspar)
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, and albite)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Feldspar (with Quartz / Iron Staining)
Potassium Feldspar / Plagioclase (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 to CaAl2Si2O8)
Green Aventurine (or Xiuyan Jade / Serpentine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions or Magnesium Silicate
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Cr-bearing Mica inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Green Aventurine in Host Rock
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite)
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Banded Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Siltstone/Mudstone)
Red Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Feldspar (Plagioclase / Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 / CaAl2Si2O8 - NaAlSi3O8
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Quartzite with Mica / Gneiss Pebble
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica aggregate)
Green Slate (Greenstone)
Metamorphic shale (varied composition)