Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
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Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Pink Granite (Potassium-rich Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gossanous Matrtix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxides (Limonite/Hematite)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidotite (Unakite variety)
Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Eclogite garnet in matrix
Eclogite (Garnet-Omphacite rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)
Orange Quartzite (with Iron Staining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Caliche (with Lichen Cover)
Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock containing Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Dragon Stone
Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)
Quartzite (Milky Quartz Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Ortho-amphibole rock, primarily Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ferruginous Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Quartzite pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)
Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)