Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
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Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Feldspar (likely Amazonite or Plagioclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate
Peridot
Olivine (specifically, the gem-quality variety forsterite, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Pyrope Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3) in Schist or Eclogite matrix
Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Polished green serpentine
Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Smoky Quartz and Orthoclase Feldspar
Granitic Pegmatite (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Likely garnet-bearing rock fragment
Garnet-bearing schist or gneiss; garnet is commonly almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite)
Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)
Polished serpentine pebble
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite)
Feldspar (likely Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Tectosilicate Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 to (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Polished serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and/or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Cuprite
Cuprite (Copper(I) oxide, Cu2O)
Biotite / Black Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Polished garnet beads
Garnet group, commonly almandine–pyrope solid solution (approximately Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃–Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Potassium feldspar
Orthoclase or microcline; KAlSi₃O₈
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
K-Feldspar (Microcline / Orthoclase)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline)
KAlSi3O8
Tumbled pink feldspar (likely orthoclase or microcline)
Potassium feldspar — KAlSi₃O₈
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite / (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Likely raw garnet fragment
Garnet-group silicate, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite-like material)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite/antigorite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine (likely bowenite/antigorite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite or lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Garnet, likely almandine–spessartine
Garnet-group nesosilicate; commonly almandine Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ or spessartine Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Polished serpentine (likely greenstone)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Green serpentine or nephrite-like stone
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals; exact identification would require testing
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite; bowenite is a nickel-rich translucent variety
Serpentine (rough serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; composition broadly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Tumbled white feldspar (likely albite or orthoclase)
Feldspar-group tectosilicate; commonly albite NaAlSi₃O₈ or orthoclase KAlSi₃O₈
Plagioclase Feldspar
NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)
Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Complex silicate of boron and aluminum (Schorl/Elbaite/Dravite) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Tourmalinated Quartz or Schorl
Silicate mineral, specifically Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4) or dark Tourmaline crystal cluster