Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Category
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Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or a pale quartzite fragment
Calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), likely a massive crystalline specimen
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica banded rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss / Metamorphic River Pebble
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Gneissic Granite Pebble)
Metamorphic rock rich in Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
River Pebble (Gneiss / Granitic Schist)
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica assembly)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable mineralogy, often quartz-feldspar base)
Gneiss (Stream-worn Cobble)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony); SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Mica)
Gneiss
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Obsidian Arrowhead Replica (or similar knapped stone)
Obsidian (volcanic glass) or Chert
Basalt and Quartz Pebble
Basalt (Igneous) and Quartzite/Quartz (SiO2) pebble
Tiger's Eye (Oeil de Tigre)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Polished blue stone, likely sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue-dyed jasper or lapis lazuli
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Banded Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Carnelian (Tumbled)
Carnelian (Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)