Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O)
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Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O)
Schist
Mica Schist
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock with Dendrites
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Honeycomb Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Himalayan Pink Salt (Halite)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Basalt with vesicles (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (predominantly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Granite
Granite (a phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3 with SiO2 or CaCO3 intrusions)
Greenstone
Greenschist (containing chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Psilomelane (Black Hematite/Manganese Ore)
Barium Manganese Oxide (Formula: BaMn9O18(OH)4)
Geode with Iron-Stained Quartz/Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Basalt (Greenstone)
Basalt with chlorite/epidote (often referred to as Greenstone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 cement)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Chrysocolla Cuprite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions