Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Lapis Lazuli (in Matrix)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite as the primary component)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz on Greenstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Altered Igneous Geologic Unit
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock containing Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Noble Serpentine
Antigorite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (Composed of Orthoclase Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock: SiO2 + Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (Fe, Ca, Al silicate + KAlSi3O8)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Epidote with Feldspar/Quartz (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) + KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Red Quartzite (likely Purple/Red variety)
Quartzite (SiO2)
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Gneiss)
Metamorphosed Silicate Rock (primarily SiO2)