Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus; hydroxyapatite (mineralized form Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
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Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus; hydroxyapatite (mineralized form Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Green Moonstone (Garnierite)
Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicate (often a mix of Serpentine and Talc/Chlorite groups)
Chert (specifically Yellow or River Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Peridotite
Peridotite (Ultramafic Rock)
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous matrix
Labradorite (specifically Larvikite beads)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Bicolor Tanzanite
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Volcanic Rock (composed of Calcium Carbonate, Manganese Oxides, and Arsenic Sulfides)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Chert (specifically Yellow or Brown Chert / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Tripolitic Chert / Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Beryl (Aquamarine)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Tiger's Eye (specifically Blue Tiger's Eye / Falcon's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Banded Agate (Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartzite (specifically a river-worn pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Uraninite (Pitchblende)
Uranium dioxide (UO2)
Arid Sandy Loam
Arenosols / Regosols
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Fossilized Angel Wing Shell
Cyrtopleura costata
Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)