Kfeldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8
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Kfeldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8
Pink potassium feldspar (orthoclase/microcline)
KAlSi₃O₈; likely massive potassium feldspar, possibly with quartz
Green serpentine (likely serpentinite)
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; rock name: serpentinite
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Cleaved feldspar crystal (likely plagioclase)
Plagioclase feldspar, approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈ solid solution
Pink feldspar, likely potassium feldspar (rough specimen)
Orthoclase or microcline, KAlSi₃O₈
Red garnet (possible almandine or pyrope), cut/polished
Garnet-group silicate; likely almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, or pyrope, Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Feldspar (Plagioclase / Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 / CaAl2Si2O8 - NaAlSi3O8
Peach-colored feldspar (likely potassium feldspar)
Orthoclase or microcline, KAlSi₃O₈
Raw pink feldspar (likely orthoclase or microcline)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈
Pink Thulite (in Pumice-like texture)
Pink Zoisite (Mn-bearing Zoisite), Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Vanadinite
Vanadinite, Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Polished dark green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Pink feldspar crystal
Likely potassium feldspar (orthoclase or microcline), KAlSi₃O₈
Likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Red garnet crystal cluster
Most likely almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; exact species cannot be confirmed from the image alone.
Carved serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly mixed with chlorite or other inclusions
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Likely rough feldspar crystal (possibly amazonite or orthoclase)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Raw garnet-rich metamorphic rock
Likely garnet-bearing schist or garnetite; garnet-group silicates, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Peach-colored feldspar fragment (likely orthoclase or microcline)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Pink feldspar fragment (probable orthoclase or microcline)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Pink potassium feldspar (likely massive orthoclase)
Orthoclase, KAlSi₃O₈ (possibly microcline; visual identification is uncertain)
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentine (likely serpentinite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly with magnetite and minor brucite
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Mica / Muscovite or Biotite
Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Garnet
Silicate mineral group (often Pyrope or Almandine in this color range)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Pink-orange mineral fragment, likely feldspar (possibly potassium feldspar)
Likely orthoclase or microcline, KAlSi₃O₈; identification from the image is uncertain
Tumbled serpentine-rich stone
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile
Tourmaline
Schorl (Complex boron silicate, NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Likely feldspar (weathered potassium feldspar)
K-feldspar, commonly orthoclase or microcline; KAlSi₃O₈