Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Category
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Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Limonite with Quartz (Gossan)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions
Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite
Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (complex silicate formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Howlite (Tumbled)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)
Pyrite (on Quartz/Host Rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS₂)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein)
Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein