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Marble

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Marble

Marble

Parian Marble

Parian Marble

Cipollino Marble

Cipollino Marble

Ruin Marble

Ruin Marble

Pentelic Marble

Pentelic Marble

Onyx Marble

Onyx Marble

Green Marble

Green Marble

Carrara Marble

Carrara Marble

Picasso Jasper

Picasso Jasper

Migmatite

Migmatite

Crinoidal Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Serpentinite

Serpentinite

Crinoid Stem Columns (Fossil) (Crinoidea (Class); often composed of the mineral Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Stem Columns (Fossil)

Crinoidea (Class); often composed of the mineral Calcite (CaCO3)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — Mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Rough) (Diamond (Carbon, C)) — Mineral

Diamond (Rough)

Diamond (Carbon, C)

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock (Silicon dioxide 45-52%)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic volcanic rock (Silicon dioxide 45-52%)

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral) (Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)

Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)

Fossilized Coral (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Conglomerate (Puddingstone) (Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Conglomerate (Puddingstone)

Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (Chert (a form of cryptocrystalline quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)) — Mineral

Flint

Chert (a form of cryptocrystalline quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)

Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Jasper (Mookaite style) (Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Mookaite style)

Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Shiva Lingam (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Chalcedony mix)) — sedimentary

Shiva Lingam

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Chalcedony mix)

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Peridot (Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — Mineral

Peridot

Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Fossiliferous Limestone (Murchisonia/Gastropod Limestone) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Murchisonia/Gastropod Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Hag Stone / Hole Stone) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Hag Stone / Hole Stone)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.) — Mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.

Amber (Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.) — Mineral

Amber

Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diatomite (Diatomaceous Earth (mostly SiO2·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Diatomite

Diatomaceous Earth (mostly SiO2·nH2O)

Quartzite Pebbler (Quartzite (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebbler

Quartzite (mainly SiO2)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata) — Sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Land Snail Shell (Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Land Snail Shell

Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pearl (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite

Chalk (Carbonate rock (mainly CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Carbonate rock (mainly CaCO3)

Pearl (nacre) (Calcium Carbonate (mostly CaCO3 as Aragonite) and Conchiolin) — Organic Mineraloid

Pearl (nacre)

Calcium Carbonate (mostly CaCO3 as Aragonite) and Conchiolin

Organic Mineraloid

Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clay (as a rock-forming material) (Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)) — Mineral

Clay (as a rock-forming material)

Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)

Sandstone (Arenite (general term for sandstone)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Arenite (general term for sandstone)

Sedimentary Rock

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Class Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Stem Fossil

Class Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert or Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert or Chalcedony

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Peridot (Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)