Sand and Gravel (Quartz-rich)
Unconsolidated fluvial/beach sediment (primarily Silica/SiO2)
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Sand and Gravel (Quartz-rich)
Unconsolidated fluvial/beach sediment (primarily Silica/SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (SiO2 enriched metamorphic rock)
Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated Gneiss)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Tumbled Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss
Muscovite Schist
Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 matrix)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Muscovite Schist
Mica Schist (primarily KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (containing quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, biotite/amphibole)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Fuchsite
Chromian Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greenstone / Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Metabasalt)
Prehnite with Epidote
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Epidote inclusions (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Prehnite
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)