Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
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Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite gneiss)
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide Cu2CO3(OH)2
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Mica inclusions (SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Banding
Arenite with Hematite or Limonite staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Copper Hydroxide Carbonate)
Limonite with Hematite
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide with variable composition (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite with Trace Fossils
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chrysocolla in Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone (with Iron Oxidation)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Onyx (Mexican Onyx / Travertine)
Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Travertine
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite (Green Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with mineral inclusions)
Copper Ore (likely Chalcopyrite in Matrix)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Azurite in Matrix
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) in Rhyolite or Sandstone matrix
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Infilling (e.g., Agate, Quartz, or Zeolite)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)