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Adirondack Garnet

Adirondack Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth

Tripolite

Tripolite

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite

Grey Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst and Limestone (Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide) and Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — The purple specimen is a mineral (Amethyst); the white specimen is a sedimentary rock (Limestone or Marble).

Amethyst and Limestone

Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide) and Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

The purple specimen is a mineral (Amethyst); the white specimen is a sedimentary rock (Limestone or Marble).

Painted Sandstone Cobble (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone base)) — sedimentary

Painted Sandstone Cobble

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone base)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Chert (Flint Nobule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nobule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)

Quartz (Gravel Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Gravel Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)) — mineral

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)

Note: Item is not a geological specimen (Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)) — Organic / Biological

Note: Item is not a geological specimen

Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)

Organic / Biological

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline (Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline

Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)

White Topaz (Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — mineral

White Topaz

Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

Sandstone (likely Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Kyawthuite (Kyawthuite (Bi3+Sb5+O4)) — mineral

Kyawthuite

Kyawthuite (Bi3+Sb5+O4)

Quartzite with Iron Mineral Banding (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) staining) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Mineral Banding

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) staining

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Kyanite in Quartz (Al2SiO5 in SiO2) — metamorphic

Kyanite in Quartz

Al2SiO5 in SiO2

Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Wild Horse Magnesite (Magnesite with Hematite inclusions (MgCO3)) — mineral

Wild Horse Magnesite

Magnesite with Hematite inclusions (MgCO3)

Quartz Calcite Vug in Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Quartz Calcite Vug in Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions

Smoky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (in jewelry setting) (Cubic Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in jewelry setting)

Cubic Carbon (C)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon C)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon C)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cultured Marble (Synthetic) (Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)) — Synthetic / Composite Material

Cultured Marble (Synthetic)

Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)

Synthetic / Composite Material

Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate (Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)) — sedimentary

Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate

Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (intermediate plutonic rock)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (intermediate plutonic rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (mainly Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mainly Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Alveolar Rhyolite / Dacite / Andesite)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Alveolar Rhyolite / Dacite / Andesite)