Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
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Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sedimentary rock with quartz veining
Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins
Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Pegmatite (Granitic) with Tourmaline
Granitic Pegmatite (containing Schorl and Quartz)
Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)
Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)
Chalk / Sedimentary Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (fossil specimen)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral species)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Red Jasper (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Topaz (facetted in jewelry)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerative Sedimentary Rock
Conglomerate (or Breccia)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)
River Pebble (Siltstone/Mudstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock
River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary conglomerate
Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Eudialyte in Matrix
Eudialyte [Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2]
Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Labradorite
Labradorite (a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral), (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminium Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate)