Mica Schist
Schist (Biotite/Muscovite dominant)
Category
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Mica Schist
Schist (Biotite/Muscovite dominant)
Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)
Greisen
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Coarse-grained Granite
Phaneritic Granite (contains Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Coal (likely Bituminous or Lignite)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ironstone (possibly Bog Iron or Limonite)
Goethite-rich Ironstone (FeO(OH))
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Mexican Onyx or Aragonite)
Calcite/Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Basalt
Basalt
Blue Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Orange Quartz with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Basalt (Water-worn Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock exposed to metamorphic heat/pressure; Chemical composition is approximately 86%–98% Carbon)
Flint (Chert)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Cave Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Matrix
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Limestone with Calcite Crystals
Sedimentary Rock containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite River Rock (with Quartz Vein)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Chalcedony or Flint variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Crushed Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)