Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Larimar
Pectolite [NaCa2Si3O8(OH)] with copper substitution
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Dream Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz-Wacke / Sandstone (Fe(II),Fe(III),Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Labradorite (a variety of Anorthosite or Plagioclase)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar series), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite and Quartz inclusions
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite), amorphous SiO2
Siltstone/Sandstone (possibly Wonderstone or Picture Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)
Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich)
Scoriaceous Basalt / Oxidized Vesicular Basalt
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Apatite/Silica replacement)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite
Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Chert (varietal Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Granite (Pink/Red variety)
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, K-Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by Alkali Feldspar)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)