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Yellow Ochre / Limonite (Limonite (inter-mixed iron oxides and hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre / Limonite

Limonite (inter-mixed iron oxides and hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz / Rock Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Rock Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Common Opal (Hydrated silica (SiO2 " nH2O)) — mineral

Common Opal

Hydrated silica (SiO2 " nH2O)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Crystalline Quartz (Rough) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Crystalline Quartz (Rough)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline variant) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline variant

River Cobble (Quartzite) (Meta-orthoquartzite) — metamorphic

River Cobble (Quartzite)

Meta-orthoquartzite

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite) with Goethite Oxidation (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite) with Goethite Oxidation

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Bumblebee Jasper (Calcite-Auripigment-Pyrite-Realgar assemblage (Carbonate/Sulphide mixture)) — mineral

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite-Auripigment-Pyrite-Realgar assemblage (Carbonate/Sulphide mixture)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Green Quartzite (River Stone) (Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (River Stone)

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)

Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock) — Igneous

Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock

Tiger Iron / Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeOOH)) — metamorphic

Tiger Iron / Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeOOH)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions

Fossiliferous Limestone (Gritstone/Marl) (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Gritstone/Marl)

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions

Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral within Sedimentary Rock

Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Mineral within Sedimentary Rock

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix (Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix

Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)

Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Jasper-Quartz Conglomerate / Chert (Siliceous Sedimentary Rock (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper-Quartz Conglomerate / Chert

Siliceous Sedimentary Rock (SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

Agate Geode Node (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode Node

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Painted) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Painted)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chalcedony (Common Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Lace Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony

Blue Lace Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble) (Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)

Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)

River Rock (Quartzite/Chert conglomerate) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Rock (Quartzite/Chert conglomerate)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Larimar (Pectolite, NaCa2Si3O8(OH)) — mineral

Larimar

Pectolite, NaCa2Si3O8(OH)