Sandstone with Mineral Veining or Crust
Sedimentary Sandstone (mostly SiO2 with Fe2O3 tinting)
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Sandstone with Mineral Veining or Crust
Sedimentary Sandstone (mostly SiO2 with Fe2O3 tinting)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Blue Apatite
Calcium Fluorophosphate - Ca5(PO4)3F
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic)
Chrysocolla with Malachite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4%CnH2O (Chrysocolla)
Pyrite in Quartz Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,4)10(O,F,OH)2
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O mixed with iron oxides)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Veined Sandstone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary sandstone with hydrothermal/mineral veins
Green Apatite on Albite
Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]
Orthoclase Feldspar (Granitic)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)
Mica Schist
Metamorphic rock dominated by micas (muscovite, biotite)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Limonite
FeO(OH)·n(H2O)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a host rock matrix
Fluorite and Mineral Collection
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), AlOOH)
Quartz with Associated Minerals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2]
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based with MnO2 inclusions)
Red Granite Pebble
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Pyrite or Chalcopyrite specimen (Gold-colored mineral coating)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Basalt
Basalt
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)