Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
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Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Banded Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz Vein / Quartz Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
Jade (likely nephrite)
Nephrite jade: interlocking actinolite–tremolite amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂; exact identification requires testing
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic Plutonic Intermediate-Felsic Rock
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary concretion
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with trace inclusions
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)
Arenite (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron oxide-rich meteorite
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Zinc Ore (Sphalerite in Matrix)
Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S within a carbonate or silicate host rock
Limonite with Quartz (Gossan)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (Fe-oxide/hydroxide complex)
Gold
Gold (Au)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock (SiO2)
Beryl (Aquamarine)
Be3Al2Si6O18
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Gossan (with secondary copper minerals)
Iron-rich oxidized rock cap (Limonite/Goethite with Malachite/Chrysocolla inclusions)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily Alumino-silicates)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Bull Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (consisting primarily of SiO2)
Honey Calcite (Yellow Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)