Agate Geode / Nodular Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Category
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Agate Geode / Nodular Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Granite / Quartz with Mica inclusion
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Desert Rose (Baryte/Gypsum Rosette)
Baryte (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Mica-rich schist
Quartz–muscovite/biotite schist
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (not a true jasper, typically an igneous perthite)
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Green schist (probable chlorite–actinolite schist)
Chlorite–actinolite schist; commonly composed of chlorite, actinolite, epidote, albite, and quartz
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), AlOOH)
Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Granite
Granite
Giallo Ornamental Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock mainly composed of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group: Chrysotile, Lizardite, and Antigorite)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Mixed Mineral Collection
Multi-mineral Assemblage (Quartz, Jasper, Obsidian, Pyrite, etc.)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Granite (Polished Countertop Surface)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Felsic)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Red Sandstone
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Hematite) cement
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Bauxite
Aluminium ore (Hydrated aluminium oxides AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Bauxite
Hydrated aluminum oxides (mixture of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)
Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite)