Limestone (specifically Tufa or Travertine)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Limestone (specifically Tufa or Travertine)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Ruby in Kyanite
Corundum in Disthene (Al2SiO5 + Al2O3)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily composed of microcrystalline Quartz and Feldspar)
Ironstone (Limonitic Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite inclusions
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Flint / Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite (primary mineral component), (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated potassium sodium calcium barium strontium silicate hydroxyfluoride)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Calamites (Fossilized Horsetail)
Calamites suckowii (Family: Calamitaceae)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Lake Superior style Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Leopard Skin Jasper
Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Emerald (Tumbled Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Chalcedony Nodule in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate / Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Dragon Stone
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock (Ohko Stone)
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (likely Desert Rose/Agatized Geode Crust)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Yellow Ocher (Limonite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate, NaAlSi₂O₆)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4