Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
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Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
White Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Metamorphic rock containing lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, calcite, and pyrite)
Tiger's Eye (with Blue Tiger's Eye / Hawk's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (Pebble)
Quartzite
Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Mudstone/Shale)
Nephrite Jade / Pounamu
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock composed of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebbler
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Unakite (Epidote-Rich Granite)
Unakite (Granite consisting of Orthoclase, Quartz, and Epidote)
Quartzite (or Quartz Rich Conglomerate)
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Eclogite
Eclogite (comprising Omphacite and Garnet)
Unakite
Unakite (Metasomatized Granodiorite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenstone
Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock: SiO2 + Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Grey Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Red Quartzite / River Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Orange Quartzite (Tumble-polished)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)