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Mineral (Extraterrestrial)

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Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartzite with Dark Mineral Inclusions (Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with accessory minerals) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Dark Mineral Inclusions

Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with accessory minerals

Greenschist (Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharocles sp. or similar (Fossilized Fluorapatite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharocles sp. or similar (Fossilized Fluorapatite)

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Staining) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Staining)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Quartz with inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Common or Milky) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Common or Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary occurrence

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary occurrence

Orthoclase Feldspar (Salmon variety) (Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar (Salmon variety)

Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Macro crystalline variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Macro crystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)

Quartz (specifically Quartzite or Massive Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (specifically Quartzite or Massive Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz with Limonite Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Quartz with Limonite Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Sea Glass-like Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Sea Glass-like Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hematite (beads) (Hematite (Fe₂O₃)) — Mineral

Hematite (beads)

Hematite (Fe₂O₃)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Beryl (Emerald Variety) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)) — mineral

Beryl (Emerald Variety)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)

Sapphirine in Matrix (Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20) — mineral

Sapphirine in Matrix

Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20

Rough Quartz (with Feldspar inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Rough Quartz (with Feldspar inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Beryllonite (Beryllonite (NaBePO4)) — mineral

Beryllonite

Beryllonite (NaBePO4)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Botryoidal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Botryoidal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

N/A - Image is non-geological (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)) — Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

N/A - Image is non-geological

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)

Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

Quartzite and Jasper Pebbles (Quartzite (re-crystallized Quartz) and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite and Jasper Pebbles

Quartzite (re-crystallized Quartz) and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)