River Cobble (likely Serpentinite or Greenstone)
Serpentinite / Greenschist facies rock
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River Cobble (likely Serpentinite or Greenstone)
Serpentinite / Greenschist facies rock
Quartzite Cobble / Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite / Quartz
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Biotite (Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Emerald in Matrix
Emerald (variety of Beryl) - Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based solid)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite with Schorl (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Eclipse Stone (Kabamba Jasper)
Rhyolite with Aegirine (NaFe3+Si2O6)
Cinnabar in Dolomite or Quartz (Cinnabrite)
Mercury sulfide (HgS) in Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Pebble / Gravel
Clastic Sedimentary Specimen (likely Limestone or Quartzite base)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2]
Schist (Oxidized)
Mica Schist with Iron Oxide staining
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Jasper in Quartzite (likely Cinnabar or Iron inclusions)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Fuchsite
Cr-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix with Schorl
Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl) with NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz Vein in Mafic Rock
Quartzite vein in Metabasalt (SiO2 base)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2 based metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock)
Slate
Phyllo-silicate based metamorphic rock
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Quartzite (Iron-stained River Rock)
Metamorphic Rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Granitoid
Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Lapis Lazuli (in jewelry setting)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite-rich rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)