Included Quartz (Garden Quartz / Lodolite)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
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Included Quartz (Garden Quartz / Lodolite)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Quartz River Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile) (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz/Chert with impurities
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant rock, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)
Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)
Jasper with Agate Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Quartz/Chert
Blue Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)
Greisen
Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Basalt River Rock
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with cryptocrystalline structure
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)