Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
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Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Amber
Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Coprolite
Coprolite (fossilized feces)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)
Green Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Goethite-rich Siltstone / Siderite (FeCO3)
Jasper with Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin); C10H16O
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. (approximate genus) / Hydroxyapatite fossil
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron
Amber
Succinite
Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Fossilized Shark Teeth
Otodus sp. (Eocene Sand Tiger/Mackerel Shark)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Rugose Coral)
Antophyllum (Hexagonaria) or Scleractinia (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Banded Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lepidolite with Rubellite Tourmaline
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite mica)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite (Pseudomorph)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Vertebrate Remains
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Eudialyte in Matrix
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Pearl (Cultured or Natural)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale