Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
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Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)
Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Rough Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with iron inclusions
Red Jasper (nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (variable SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (with plagioclase phenocrysts)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster
Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (with Lath-like Phenocrysts)
Porphyritic Basalt
Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase Feldspar Series (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Red Jasper (River Pebble)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Greenstone
Protolith of basalt, diabase, or gabbro; often contains minerals like chlorite, actinolite, and epidote
River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (calcite formulation CaCO3)
Burmese Jadeite (Water Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite or Aragonite)
Fluorite (specifically Rainbow Fluorite or Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)