Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
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Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Pink feldspar fragment
Likely potassium feldspar (orthoclase or microcline), KAlSi₃O₈
Red Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Polished serpentine breccia
Serpentinite, commonly serpentine-group minerals with carbonate and magnetite
Likely garnet-bearing rock or almandine garnet fragment
Garnet group, probably almandine (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Likely raw garnet crystal
Garnet-group silicate, probably almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Likely serpentine (serpentinite) pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; commonly with magnetite and minor carbonate
Tumbled serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentine-group magnesium silicate; commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Tumbled garnet (probable almandine)
Almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; visual identification is uncertain from the image
Likely polished garnet
Garnet group; probably almandine, iron-aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Epidote
Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline) KAlSi3O8
Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
Orthoclase Feldspar (Sunstone variety)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline), KAlSi3O8
Likely serpentine-rich rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., lizardite, antigorite, or chrysotile); exact identification is uncertain from the image alone
Feldspar (Orthoclase / Microcline) with Quartz
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled green serpentine (probable)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Small polished green stone, possibly serpentine or greenstone
Likely serpentine-rich rock; exact identification is limited by the blurred image
Serpentine (likely polished serpentine pebble)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Orthoclase (Potassium) Feldspar in Quartz
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Polished/tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite/antigorite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite or lizardite: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Red garnet cabochon ring
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine–pyrope solid solution (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃)
Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Polished pink feldspar pebble
Orthoclase or microcline feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Serpentine (likely antigorite-rich serpentinite fragment)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Carved serpentine wing sculpture
Serpentine-group rock, chiefly antigorite/lizardite: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4