Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
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Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Vanadinite on Barite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl (Vanadinite) with BaSO4 (Barite)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite / Goethite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Ferric Oxides mixed with Goethite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Limonite (with goethite)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Goethite
Limonite (Gozzany Iron)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxides), generic formula FeO(OH)·nH2O
Scoria with Calcite Infills
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Calcification (CaCO3)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Blue Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Quartz with inclusions (likely Tourmaline or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite or Magnetic Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite with Opal infusion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)
Gold in Matrix
Native Gold (Au)
Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite)
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Pyrite-rich Ore
Pyrite (FeS2) with secondary minerals
Pegmatite with Schorl (Black Tourmaline) and Mica
Pegmatite (complex association of NaAlSi3O8, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)
Milky Quartz (with Chlorite/Mineral Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite (Thin Section)
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Schist with Quartz Veins
Schist with Quartz (SiO2)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Geode
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion (Omar or Nut Rock)
Sedimentary Concretion (specifically an 'Omarolluk' or Omar)