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Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Skarn

Serpentinite

Lamprophyre

Pyroxenite

Aquamarine Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Peacock Ore

Rock Salt

Black Shale

Potassium Feldspar

Potassium Feldspar

Metaconglomerate

Metaconglomerate

Green Marble

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Native Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Jasper with Quartz inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony

Quartz with Basalt inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mafic silicate rock) — igneous and sedimentary/metamorphic mix

Quartz with Basalt inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mafic silicate rock

igneous and sedimentary/metamorphic mix

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper silicates (Cu, Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper silicates (Cu, Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Green Quartz (Prasiolite or Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Quartz (Prasiolite or Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)

Jasper (Iron-stained Chalcedony) (SiO2 with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide) impurities) — Sedimentary / Mineral (Silica)

Jasper (Iron-stained Chalcedony)

SiO2 with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide) impurities

Sedimentary / Mineral (Silica)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Actinolite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) — mineral

Actinolite

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Rounded gray-green rock, likely gneiss (Gneiss (tentative; mineral composition and texture cannot be confirmed from the image)) — metamorphic

Rounded gray-green rock, likely gneiss

Gneiss (tentative; mineral composition and texture cannot be confirmed from the image)

Carved Gemstone Mushroom (Quartz / Feldspar composite (Carved lapidary art)) — gemstone

Carved Gemstone Mushroom

Quartz / Feldspar composite (Carved lapidary art)

Granite or Pegmatite in host rock (Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock) — Igneous

Granite or Pegmatite in host rock

Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock

Raw Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Raw Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Green Banded Agate (Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2) — mineral

Green Banded Agate

Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (SiO2) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

SiO2

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert / Yellow Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Yellow Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Goethite (Goethite (FeO(OH))) — mineral

Goethite

Goethite (FeO(OH))

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

Picture Jasper (SiO2) — gemstone

Picture Jasper

SiO2

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O)

Citrine or Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine or Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Shale (possibly) (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale (possibly)

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Chert (or possibly Flint) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Sedimentary Rock

Chert (or possibly Flint)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sedimentary Rock

Banded Onyx (Calcite Marble) (Calcite (CaCO3) - Trap-rock or Cave Onyx) — sedimentary

Banded Onyx (Calcite Marble)

Calcite (CaCO3) - Trap-rock or Cave Onyx

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) with surface tarnish) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) with surface tarnish

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon dioxide, SiO2) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Silicon dioxide, SiO2

Dyed Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral pseudomorph

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Mineral pseudomorph

Granite-like rock (Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — igneous

Granite-like rock

Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph