Pyrite and Fluorite on Quartz (Matrix Specimen)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Pyrite and Fluorite on Quartz (Matrix Specimen)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Seashell Fossil
Gastropoda fossil
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.
Greenstone / Epidosite
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock (Epidote-Chlorite group)
Banded Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)
Yellow Jasper
Tectosilicates (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Siltstone/Mudstone)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron inclusions
Quartz with Iron Oxide Monzonite or Sandstone contact
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite staining
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz, feldspar, or lithic fragments)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz (or Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestite (Blue Celestine)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Silica-rich)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
Tiger's Eye (with Blue Tiger's Eye / Hawk's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Mixed Rock and Mineral Collection
Various geological specimens
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Zeolite Amygdules
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) containing secondary mineral fillings
Pyrite cluster (iron pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartz Vein (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Quartz Vein Rock with Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar
Orange calcite (honey calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Feldspar Diorite/Rhyolite