Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Mineral
Native Gold (Au)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Bivalve Fossil
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limonite/Ironstone
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Jasper with Purple Fluorite or Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Shale (with Iron Staining)
Argillaceous mudstone / Shale
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-oxide cemented)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Ironstone)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite / Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Pyrite with Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Breccia Pebble
Sedimentary Breccia
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Polished Hematite Tower
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Sandstone
Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz-veined Sandstone
Sedimentary rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Agate
SiO2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)