Granite
Granite
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Granite
Granite
Erythrite
Erythrite (Cobalt Bloom) - Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule
Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) oxides)
Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
Sandstone
Arenite
Howlite (Dyed to resemble Turquoise)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with iron oxide cement (Fe2O3)
Turquoise and Hematite
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Hematite: Fe2O3
Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Limonite oxides)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Chert (Flint with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Granular variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Bumblebee Jasper
Carbonate-rich volcanic rock containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Realgar/Orpiment)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Sunstone-like Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)