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Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Limestone

Glauconite

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Weathered Fragment) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Fragment)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Yellow Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

Greenstone (Rough Jadeite or Nephrite) (Sodium aluminum silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium magnesium iron silicate (Nephrite)) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Rough Jadeite or Nephrite)

Sodium aluminum silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium magnesium iron silicate (Nephrite)

Conglomerate (Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Note: Item is not a geological specimen (Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)) — Organic / Biological

Note: Item is not a geological specimen

Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)

Organic / Biological

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Micaceous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Mica)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Mica)

Tumbled serpentine (Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) — metamorphic

Tumbled serpentine

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Chromite (Chromite (FeCr2O4)) — mineral

Chromite

Chromite (FeCr2O4)

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Mafic Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein in volcanic/mafic matrix) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Mafic Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein in volcanic/mafic matrix

Quartz Crystal on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Variscite in Matrix (Variscite (AlPO4 · 2H2O)) — mineral

Variscite in Matrix

Variscite (AlPO4 · 2H2O)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely weathered iron-rich rock (possible limonite/goethite-bearing stone) (Limonite–goethite mixture, commonly approximated as hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)) — mineral

Likely weathered iron-rich rock (possible limonite/goethite-bearing stone)

Limonite–goethite mixture, commonly approximated as hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)

Quartz Druzy on Matrix (SiO2) — mineral

Quartz Druzy on Matrix

SiO2

Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt) (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock

Quartz (Smoky/Druzy variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Druzy variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite / Epidosite (Epidote with Orthoclase and Quartz; (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)3(OH)) / (KAlSi3O8) / (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Unakite / Epidosite

Epidote with Orthoclase and Quartz; (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)3(OH)) / (KAlSi3O8) / (SiO2)

Basalt Pebble (Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

Peridot (Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)) — Mineral

Peridot

Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Sapphire (possibly Yellow/Green Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Sapphire (possibly Yellow/Green Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Satin Spar Selenite (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar Selenite

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Carnelian Agate / Iron-Stained Quartz (SiO2) — Mineral

Carnelian Agate / Iron-Stained Quartz

SiO2

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich)

Granite Pebbles (Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)) — igneous

Granite Pebbles

Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Granite or Granitic Gneiss River Rock (Granite) — igneous

Granite or Granitic Gneiss River Rock

Granite