Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
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Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Goethite and related iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz (Variety of Rough Mineral Specimens)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite with Ironstone
Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Turquoise (with Hematite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Azurite Malachite
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Bauxite
Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Limonite/Ironstone
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Coarse-grained Granite
Granitoid (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2 + NaAlSi3O8)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and various Micas)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (with banding)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Native Copper (Penny specimen)
Native Copper (Cu)
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Greenstone
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Nickel
Nickel (Ni)
Diorite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral; composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar (Orthoclase and Plagioclase), and Mica (Biotite and/or Muscovite) and/or Amphibole)
Quartz / Common Opal Transition
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss