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Coal

Jet

Metagabbro

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Pyroxenite

Gneiss

Black Shale

Kambaba Jasper

Feldspar

Malachite

Sandstone Concretion (Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood) (Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Yellow/Citrine Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Yellow/Citrine Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Siderite or Hematite-bonded Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Siderite or Hematite-bonded Concretion

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone (Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone

Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Likely polished basalt or iron-rich metamorphic rock (Basaltic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; exact identification requires testing) — igneous

Likely polished basalt or iron-rich metamorphic rock

Basaltic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; exact identification requires testing

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil shark tooth (Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Carcharhinus or Otodus species) — fossil

Fossil shark tooth

Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Carcharhinus or Otodus species

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite Concretion)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite Concretion)

Blue Apatite (Calcium Fluorophosphate - Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Calcium Fluorophosphate - Ca5(PO4)3F

Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite (ST-class)) — mineral

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (ST-class)

Magnetite (Iron Ore) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled dark quartzite or basalt pebble (Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene), though quartzite is possible from the image) — igneous

Tumbled dark quartzite or basalt pebble

Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene), though quartzite is possible from the image

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone Concretion (Botryoidal/Calcareous Nodules) (Calcium Carbonate Concretion (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Concretion (Botryoidal/Calcareous Nodules)

Calcium Carbonate Concretion (CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules) (Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)

Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Pale Rose or Milky Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Pale Rose or Milky Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered metallic-looking rock, possibly hematite-bearing ironstone (Hematite-rich ironstone; hematite Fe₂O₃, potentially with magnetite Fe₃O₄ and quartz) — mineral

Weathered metallic-looking rock, possibly hematite-bearing ironstone

Hematite-rich ironstone; hematite Fe₂O₃, potentially with magnetite Fe₃O₄ and quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)