Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
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Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Blue Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Peridot (rough olivine crystals)
Olivine, chiefly forsterite–fayalite solid solution, (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄; gem-quality olivine is called peridot
Weathered rock pebble, possibly quartz-rich sandstone
Uncertain from the image; likely quartz-bearing sandstone with iron-oxide staining
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica or amphibole
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Quartz-rich pegmatite
Granitic pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with dark mica or other accessory minerals
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Vein Quartz in Basalt
Silicate-veined volcanic rock
Rough red garnet crystal
Likely almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; species cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Likely garnet-bearing rock, possibly a garnet crystal in matrix
Garnet, probably almandine (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃), on a dark metamorphic host rock
Blue apatite rough
Apatite-group calcium phosphate, commonly fluorapatite (Ca₅(PO₄)₃F)
Blue Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
Corundum
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unknown Rock Fragment
Unknown
Likely garnet-bearing rock (possibly almandine garnet in matrix)
Garnet, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂); host rock cannot be determined from the image
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Rounded pink-gray granite pebble
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock
Green serpentine (likely serpentinite)
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; rock name: serpentinite
Green-and-white rough mineral specimen, possibly amazonite
Unconfirmed; possible amazonite, a green variety of microcline feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Banded gneiss pebble
Feldspar–quartz gneiss; exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the image
Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)
Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)
Fluorite and Mineral Collection
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Almandine garnet crystal
Almandine, an iron-aluminum garnet; ideal formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Pink-orange mineral fragment, likely feldspar (possibly potassium feldspar)
Likely orthoclase or microcline, KAlSi₃O₈; identification from the image is uncertain
Weathered granite (likely)
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Chlorite-rich schist (probable greenschist)
Greenschist-facies metabasalt or chlorite–actinolite schist
Fossil bone, possibly a large mammal long-bone fragment
Fossilized cortical bone; taxon indeterminate from the photograph
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Likely rough garnet-bearing rock
Possibly almandine garnet in a metamorphic host; exact identification is uncertain from this photograph
Pyrite with Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)