Biotite Schist with Garnet
Garnet-Biotite Schist
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Biotite Schist with Garnet
Garnet-Biotite Schist
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Fuchsite Schist
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Schist
Mica Schist
Agate (Common Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite (Dyed to resemble Turquoise)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Astrophyllite
Astrophyllite (K2NaFe7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Azurite-Malachite with Limonite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) / Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Beach Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Kyanite (Blue or Blue-Grey)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)
Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering
Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment
Chert / River Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite Nodules
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodular)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Amber
Succinicum (C10H16O)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Schist/Phyllite
Metamorphic Schist (Chlorite Schist variety)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (varietal: Flint/River Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Cherty Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)