Sandstone (with potential mineral inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
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Sandstone (with potential mineral inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Scoria with Calcite Infills
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Calcification (CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite alteration
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)
Ironstone (with Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Hematite Fe2O3)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Desert Rose (Sand Barite/Gypsum Rose)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrated Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Brown Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)
Botryoidal Goethite
Goethite (α-Fe3+O(OH))
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gold in Matrix
Native Gold (Au)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular Basalt with Amygdules
Raw quartz (likely milky/smoky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-actinolite-epidote schist
Quartz (Iron-Stained / Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Sapphire (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)
Quartz with Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Mix and Feldspar Group
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Potassium Alumino-silicates (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)