Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
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Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Quartz Mica Schist
Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rough Green QuartzITE / Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Cr-muscovite inclusions)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Green Aventurine in Host Rock
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Intermediate-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Greenstone / Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine (variety: Serpentine Rock)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; formula generally (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz (Milky/Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals from the serpentine group Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Muscovite/Biotite Schist with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Labradorite
Labradorite, (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8