Polished Red Quartz (or Carnelian / Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Polished Red Quartz (or Carnelian / Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Greenschist (or Serpentinite) with Quartz-Feldspar Vein
Metabasalt / Greenschist Facies Rock
Quartz and Limestone Grouping
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Slate)
Tumbled green epidote–quartz (probable)
Epidote, Ca₂(Al,Fe³⁺)₃(SiO₄)₃(OH), likely intergrown with quartz and/or chlorite
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic claystone/shale)
Dark gray foliated metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Slate/phyllite; chiefly quartz, mica, and chlorite
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered metamorphic rock, likely greenschist or amphibolite
Chlorite–actinolite schist/amphibolite; composition likely quartz, feldspar, chlorite, amphibole, and epidote
Epidote or Unakite Rock
Epidote-bearing rock / Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Weathered gray metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Fine-grained foliated metamorphic rock; commonly quartz–mica–chlorite, possibly chlorite phyllite
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Greenstone
Metabasalt or Greenschist (often contains Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Slate
Slate
Purple-gray shale or slate fragment
Argillite/slate, chiefly compacted clay minerals with quartz and mica
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Slate Pebble
Low-grade Metamorphosed Shale (Slate)
Banded gray stone, likely slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Probably slate or phyllite; composition commonly mica, quartz, and clay-derived minerals
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Greenstone
Metabasalt
Prehnite with Epidote and Quartz
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Prehnite
Prehnite, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Metavolcanic rock
Greenstone / Greywacke
Metagraywacke (contains Chlorite and Epidote)
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenstone (low-grade metamorphic rock)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Epidote
Epidote | Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Dark gray slate (possibly argillite or shale)
Slate, a low-grade metamorphic rock derived mainly from shale; composition commonly quartz, illite/muscovite, chlorite, and clay minerals
Banded gneiss (polished/tumbled cobble)
Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)