Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
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Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Slate
Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
Epidote Water-Worn Pebble
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (α-Al2O3) embedded in Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Rock)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of clay minerals or micas)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Quartz (vein quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Jasper in Rhyolite matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions in Felsic Igneous matrix
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartzite River Rock
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
River Cobble (Quartzite or Chert)
Metamorphic Quarzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)