Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate (color due to lead)
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Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate (color due to lead)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Weathered granite (feldspathic, iron-stained granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, and minor mica/amphibole. Exact identification is uncertain from a single photograph.
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (possibly metamorphosed to gneiss)
Yellow Quartz
SiO2 (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt or Hag Stone
Basalt (with vesicles) or bored Sedimentary Rock
Polished green aventurine
Quartzite or quartz-rich rock containing fuchsite mica; mainly SiO₂
Iron-rich quartzite or limonite-bearing rock
Quartzite (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, chiefly hematite and goethite
Vesicular basalt (probable)
Basalt, mainly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and iron oxides
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing sandstone or laterite
Limonite/goethite-rich ferruginous rock; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone
Arenite
Greenstone (Celadonite-bearing Volcanic)
Hydrothermally altered basalt or andesite with Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Unable to identify - Image contains non-geological items
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary host
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
Fire Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions
Yellow Quartz (Citrinated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone
Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals
Diamond (or Cut Gemstone / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C)
Prasiolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
River Rock (Basalt or Siltstone)
Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone Cobble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Gold-bearing quartz vein specimen
Native gold (Au) in quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining
Moldavite
Tektite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Chert / Flint Pebble with Fossil Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Decomposed Granite
Grano-diorite/Granite-residuum (SiO2 primary)
Iron-rich brown stone, possibly weathered chert or ironstone
Undetermined; likely iron-oxide-bearing silica-rich rock (chert/ironstone)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO2
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)