Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Sand (Construction Grade)
Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment (primarily SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Ferruginous Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Shale
Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (comprising Muscovite/Biotite mica, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining and Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ironstone with Pyrite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe2O3) with minor Sulfide minerals (FeS2)
Pink Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Native Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan/Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sandstone
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin), C10H16O
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Gneiss
Gneiss
Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)