Garnet
Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
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Garnet
Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica Schist with Pyrite and Quartz
Metamorphic Rock (Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 containing Fuchsite chrome mica)
Coarse-grained granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Granite)
Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Granitic composition)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Tumbled Gray Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase feldspar, (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Mica)
Gneiss
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock consisting largely of Quartz (SiO2)
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)