Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
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Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Granite
Granitic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Arsenopyrite in Quartz/Host Rock
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Red Jasper (specifically Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (likely milky/gray variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
n/a
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Vesicular Basalt
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Green Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 with inclusions)
Druzy Quartz on Chert/Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Microcrystalline Silica/Siltstone matrix
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
White Marble (Tumbled)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxides
Ironstone Concretion (Boji Stone/Moqui Marble type)
Goethite/Hematite-encrusted Sandstone Concretion
Tree Agate
Dendritic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Tree Agate (also known as Dendritic Agate)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion
Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.
Milky Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bauxite Ore
Hydrated aluminum oxides (e.g., Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite ̲̲̲̲AlOOH, Diaspore ̲̲̲̲AlOOH)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)