Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite/limonite inclusions
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Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite/limonite inclusions
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Iron traces)
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Common Opal
Hydrated silica (SiO2 " nH2O)
Diorite
Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock
Pallasite Meteorite (likely Imilac or Brenham)
Stony-Iron Meteorite (Pallasite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron oxide staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Coprolite
Fossilized feces (various taxa)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Fossilized Coprolite
Coprolite (fossilized feces)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, complex silicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated Magnesium Silicate Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Amazonite
Potassium aluminum silicate (Microcline); KAlSi3O8
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Diorite (Spotted)
Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium aluminum silicate - KAlSi3O8)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn silicate minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Red Ochre (Hematite-rich Clay)
Limonitic/Hematitic Claystone (Fe2O3 with clay minerals)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)
Kaolinite Claystone
Al2Si2O5(OH)4 (Kaolinite)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium aluminum silicate - KAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Moonstone
Adularia (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)