Iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))
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Iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Yellow Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Likely polished garnet
Garnet group; probably almandine, iron-aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Possible weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Indeterminate; likely limonite/goethite-bearing material, possibly iron slag
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Polished agate/chalcedony slab
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Limonite / Brown Iron Ore
Hydrous Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite with Iron Inclusions
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Uncertain polymict breccia or altered volcanic rock
Likely hydrothermally altered volcanic breccia; exact mineral identification requires testing
Polished ocean jasper / orbicular jasper (probable)
Silica-rich chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with iron oxides and altered volcanic inclusions
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Likely weathered gneiss or mica-rich schist
Foliated metamorphic rock, probably quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss/schist
Iron-rich botryoidal limonite/goethite specimen
Limonite (amorphous hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite, α-FeO(OH))
Banded gneiss pebble
Foliated gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica bearing
Sand Dollar (Fossilized or Calcium Carbonate Skeleton)
Clypeasteroida (Order)
Echinoid Fossil (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (specifically likely Schizaster or similar genus), calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite in Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Quartz/Calcite matrix
Quartz with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cream Quartz Bead
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine Group (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Red Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Fluorite
Fluoride (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Pegmatitic Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper or leopard jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide pigments and altered volcanic inclusions
Milky quartz (quartz-rich rock fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Botryoidal Quartz or Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)