Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Category
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Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (containing mainly Muscovite and Quartz)
Schist
Mica Schist
Schist (Kyanite Schist)
Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
Moqui Marble
Hematite-Goethite Concretion
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Fluorite with Rhodochrosite
Fluorite (CaF2) and Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Ironstone Concretion (Desert Varnish / Hematite-Goethite Nodule)
Iron oxide / hydroxide deposit (predominantly Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Basalt Pebble
Basaltic Igneous Rock
Scoria (with Iron Oxidation)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Moqui Marble
Iron Oxide Concretion
Iron Meteorite (Individual)
Siderite (composed of Kamacite and Taenite minerals)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone)
Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Schist
Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Mica Schist
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3) - primarily Hematite or Goethite shell with Sandstone core
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthorhombic amphiboles: Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Ironstone concretion (Fe2O3 with a sandstone core)
Basalt (with possible quartz veinsing)
Basalt
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble type)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 with SiO2 core)
Vesicular volcanic scoria (likely weathered basaltic scoria)
Scoria; chiefly vesicular basalt, composed mainly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich glass
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Muscovite/Biotite Schist with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Orange Calcite (Polished Sphere)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Pegmatite
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Sodalite in Matrix (often called Blue Marble or Sodalite-Syenite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite / Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 (Sodalite component)