Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chondrite Meteorite
L3 Chondrite (Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrite)
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
River Rock (Quartzite/Chert conglomerate)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Peridotite
Peridotite (Ultramafic Rock)
Chert (specifically Yellow or River Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Basalt (River Stone)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Granite (specifically Rapakivi Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Basalt with Peridotite Inclusion
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Extrusive Igneous) with Ultramafic Xenolith
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Mica)
Laterite
Laterite (Ferricrete)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Desert Varnish (on Sandstone)
Rock Varnish (composed of Manganese oxides, Iron oxides, and Clay minerals)
Siltstone with iron staining
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) coatings)
Basalt with Scoria/Vesicular Texture
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)
Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil / Permineralized Bone
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)
Lava Rock (Scoria)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)