Petrified wood
Silicified wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue
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Petrified wood
Silicified wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Polished turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely galena-bearing ore
Galena (PbS), possibly mixed with quartz or carbonate gangue
Plume Agate or Moss Agate
Agate (SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule
Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Quartz)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentinite (hydrated magnesium silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite); possible chlorite-rich greenstone
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Puddingstone (Quartzite Conglomerate with Jasper inclusions)
Metaconglomerate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Chert / Flint Nodule
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and/or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Milky Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Calcite crystal cluster (dogtooth/saddle calcite)
Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Banded Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone Clast
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Plagioclase Feldspar
NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)