Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Category
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Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Iron-rich weathered stone, possibly limonite/goethite
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides), commonly goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Fluorite on Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Purple Fluorite Octahedron
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Serpentinite with carbonate veins
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite/lizardite, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite or magnesite veins
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid
Jasper with Purple Fluorite or Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock
Unidentified translucent mineral fragment, possibly calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), tentative identification
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz (Clear or Smoky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled howlite (likely)
Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Fluorite (Blue)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Rounded basalt pebble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite on Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Stilbite zeolite specimen
Stilbite, commonly Ca- or Na-rich zeolite: (Ca,Na)₂–₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O