Sedimentary And Metamorphic Minerals

Schist

Mica Schist

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Jade (Jadeite/Nephrite)

NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite) / Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Nephrite)

Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)

Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)

Quartzite with Hematite staining

Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz composition)

Blue Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions)

Unakite

Unakitized granodiorite / Quartz-Epidote-Feldspar rock

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Wishing Stone

Greenschist or Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein

Soapstone (Steatite)

Steatite (primarily Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Milky Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily clay minerals and micas)

Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)

Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Specular Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Red Garnet

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Grainy Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Moonstone (Feldspar)

Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))

Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)

Biotite Schist

Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)