Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)
Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)
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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
Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Rough Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
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)
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)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (River Pebble)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Greenstone
Protolith of basalt, diabase, or gabbro; often contains minerals like chlorite, actinolite, and epidote
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (calcite formulation CaCO3)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Burmese Jadeite (Water Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Porphyritic Basalt (with Lath-like Phenocrysts)
Porphyritic Basalt
Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase Feldspar Series (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite or Aragonite)
Fluorite (specifically Rainbow Fluorite or Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Jasper (likely Ocean Jasper or Variegated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)