Magnetite-rich ironstone (probable magnetite ore)
Magnetite, Fe₃O₄, likely in a fine-grained ironstone matrix
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Magnetite-rich ironstone (probable magnetite ore)
Magnetite, Fe₃O₄, likely in a fine-grained ironstone matrix
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Limonite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O)
Basalt
Basalt
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Shale
Shale
United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Cobalt Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (SiO2 + CoO)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely white quartz/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly partly altered carbonate or opaline silica
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Shale or Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Red Jasper (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide impurities
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu, Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 typically >69%)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)
Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite
Flint
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Howlite
Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Yellow Chert (Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossil Shell
Brachiopod or Mollusk fossil
Mangano Calcite
Manganocalcite (Ca,Mn)CO3
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)