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Mineral With Metamorphic Or Sedimentary Host

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Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)) — mineral

Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Marble (Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection) (Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, and mineral

Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)

Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, and mineral

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz (Small Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish

Rhodonite (Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)) — mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)

Milky Quartz with Mica inclusions (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Prehnite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Prehnite

Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)

Hypersthene (Hypersthene (formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3)) — mineral

Hypersthene

Hypersthene (formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix (Specularite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix

Specularite (Fe2O3)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Moonstone (Tumbled) (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite) — mineral

Moonstone (Tumbled)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (Red Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Greenstone or Epidote-rich rock (Epidote or Chlorite schist/greenstone) — metamorphic

Greenstone or Epidote-rich rock

Epidote or Chlorite schist/greenstone

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Spessartine Garnet (Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Spessartine Garnet

Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)

Alexandrite (Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)) — mineral

Alexandrite

Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

Green Adventurine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)) — mineral

Green Adventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)

Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote complex)) — metamorphic

Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar

Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote complex)

Epidosite (Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidote and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Epidosite

Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidote and Quartz)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz) (Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)

Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)

Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar) (Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) — metamorphic

Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar)

Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)