Grey River Stone (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (variable mineral formula)
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Grey River Stone (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (variable mineral formula)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Collection of Minerals and Ores
Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)
Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Slates/Schists
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Gneiss (Pebble)
Gneiss
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Serpentinite (often called Jade or Nephrite substitute)
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)