Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
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Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Sandstone
Arenite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides, predominantly Goethite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Mixed Mineral Collection
Multi-mineral Assemblage (Quartz, Jasper, Obsidian, Pyrite, etc.)
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Turquoise
Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone (Shale)
Sedimentary Outcrop (Sandstone/Shale)
Sedimentary bedrock formation (variable composition)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
Sandstone (lithic)
Lithic Wacke / Arenite
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Manganese Ore (Psilomelane/Pyrolusite)
Psilomelane ((Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10) and Pyrolusite (MnO2)
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite/Goethite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)