Granite
Granite
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Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
igneous
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Sedimentary
Tumbled Stones (various)
Mixed Silica-based Minerals (primarily Quartz and Chalcedony)
mineral
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin (Biogenic Mineral)
mineral
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or similar minerals
mineral
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Borosilicate mineral/Quartz inclusion)
mineral
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
sedimentary
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-Albite-Epidote Schist)
metamorphic
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)
sedimentary
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist facies)
metamorphic
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Shale
Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)
sedimentary
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
mineral
Garden Quartz
Included Quartz (SiO2 with accessory minerals such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
mineral
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
mineral
Ruby
Corundum (mineral species), variety: Ruby (Al2O3 with Cr3+ as the chromophore)
Mineral
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Mineral
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossilised Chondrichthyes dental specimen (likely Otodus or Carcharias sp.)
mineral
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (SiO2 with crocidolite inclusions)
mineral
Quartz on Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
igneous
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
mineral
Geode (unopened)
SiO2 - Chert-shelled concretion (mostly Quartz)
sedimentary
Granite Pegmatite with Tourmaline and Muscovite
Pegmatite (Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Quartz: SiO2, Schorl: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH))
igneous
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic
Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Arenite
sedimentary
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
metamorphic
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger)
Carcharias taurus (fossil specimen)
sedimentary
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Pyrite on Limestone
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
sedimentary (matrix) / mineral (inclusion)
Note regarding image quality
Indeterminate
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
sedimentary
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
mineral
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
mineral
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate (variety of Microcline)
mineral
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
sedimentary
Black Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2 "n" H2O)
gemstone