Calcite
Calcite (Mineral, Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
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Calcite
Calcite (Mineral, Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (derived from granitic protolith)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral; composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar (Orthoclase and Plagioclase), and Mica (Biotite and/or Muscovite) and/or Amphibole)
Granite
Granite
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Celestine (Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper / Feldspathic Igneous Rock
Gold and Silver (in jewelry form)
Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Astrophyllite
Astrophyllite (K2NaFe7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (Gold-colored Mica)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (Phlogopite/Muscovite) inclusions
Knightia Fossil in Limestone
Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone
Puddingstone (Gowganda)
Gowganda Formation Conglomerate
Sandstone (with ripple marks)
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite-cemented Sandstone)
Chert (Jasper/Opaline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)
Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix
Lepidodendron Fossil in Sandstone
Lepidodendron (Lycophytina, Lepidodendrales)
Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Raw Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Cloud Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Citrine Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pegmatite (Granite Pegmatite)
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite Pegmatite)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)