Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
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Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Rough Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fuchsite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke (Chlorite-grade schistose rock)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (from German Gneis, related to 'spark')
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock (with Limonite staining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Greenstone / River Siltstone
Metasedimentary Greenstone (Chlorite-rich Siltstone)
Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (Schistose)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartzite (Rounded Pebble)
Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Mica Schist with Iron Staining
Mica Schist
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)
Arkose (rich in feldspar)
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)