Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
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Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rose Quartz Chips
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Veined Basalt River Stone
Basalt with Calcite or Quartz veining
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich Concretion (primarily SiO2)
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Azurite and Malachite
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)
Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)
Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (SiO2 vein inclusion)
Gossan (Iron Cap)
Limonitic Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
N/A - Non-Geological Item
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite)
Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing
Quartz Vein in Greenstone
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) with Chlorite/Epidote Schist host rock
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Garnet in Schist (Mica Schist with Garnet Inclusion)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral impurities
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule
Healer's Gold (Iron-Stained Quartz Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide Coating (SiO2)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Purple Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peach Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst) - SiO2