Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Slate
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Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Slate
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Biotite-rich gneiss
Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; mainly quartz, plagioclase/alkali feldspar, and biotite
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly quartzite or massive vein quartz
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Greenstone (Altered Mafic Rock)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Greenstone (Epidosite or Altered Basalt)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Greenstone (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Greenstone
Metabasalt (Greenstone Facies)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2)
Jadeite Jade
NaAl(Si2O6)
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke or Chlorite Schist
Jasper pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite / Metabasalt
Greenschist / Serpentinite Cobble
Greenschist (composed primarily of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Greenstone
Greenschist facies metabasite
Greenschist
Chlorite-actinolite schist
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist
Greenstone
Greenschist
Greenstone
Protolith: Basaltic rock
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock rich in quartz, sericite, and chlorite)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Greenstone
Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Greenstone / Metabasalt
Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenschist facies)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Greenstone
Greenschist (composed of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gray slate
Slate; fine-grained foliated metamorphic rock composed mainly of mica and quartz
Rough Sapphire (possibly Yellow/Green Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Slate–phyllite; composition commonly quartz, mica, and chlorite
Weathered metamorphic rock, likely schist or slate
Foliated pelitic metamorphic rock; commonly muscovite–chlorite schist or phyllite
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Slate (Sedimentary Pebble)
Slate (Metamorphosed Shale or Mudstone)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Goethite-Hematite rich weathered rock (Fe-hydroxides)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite
Pyrite (Limonite Pseudo-morph after Pyrite)
Iron sulfide (FeS2) transitioning to Iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)