Polished/tumbled calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Category
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Polished/tumbled calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt concrete
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
Pyrite-rich Ore
Pyrite (FeS2) with secondary minerals
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - cryptocrystalline quartz
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Agate (chalcedony variety of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Yellow/Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (likely Rose or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)
Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel
Detrital Sedimentary Fragments (mostly SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (often after Pyrite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkosic sandstone)
Black Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
General Rock and Mineral Collection (Center: Angelite / Blue Anhydrite)
Anhydrite (Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Argillite / Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)