Garnetiferous Quartzite (Garnet Gneiss Pebble)
Garnet-bearing Quartzite or Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss
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Garnetiferous Quartzite (Garnet Gneiss Pebble)
Garnet-bearing Quartzite or Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Ruby in Fuchsite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chrome-Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite), amorphous SiO2
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite and other associated minerals)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (composite of Tiger's Eye, Red Jasper, and Hematite)
Fuchsite on Quartzite
Muscovite (Chromium-bearing) K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist/Phyllite
Metamorphic Schist (Chlorite Schist variety)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Nuummite
Orthorhombic amphibole (Gedrite and Anthophyllite mixture) - (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2
Nuummite
Nuummite (ortho-amphibole rock)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-rich Quartzite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6
Milky Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Rough Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)