Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (Quartzite)
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Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (Quartzite)
Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Epidosite
Epidosite (composed mainly of Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Sandstone
Sandstone ( преимущественно SiO2 )
Shale
Laminated Mudstone (Shale)
Sandstone
Arenite
Mica Schist
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (composition varies)
Red Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Schist
Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impure Limonite/Hematite
Slate
Metamorphosed Shale (Fine-grained Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Quartzite (or Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Epidosite
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Unakite (Tumbled)
Unakite (altered granite)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Garnet Rhyolite
Rhyolite (high-silica volcanic rock) with almandine/spessartine garnet
Marble (Fire and Ice or Pink Veined)
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)