Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
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Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Limonite with Iron Inclusions
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite on Host Rock)
Cuprite, Malachite, and Azurite dissemination in gangue
Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Tourmaline or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gossan (with secondary copper minerals)
Iron-rich oxidized rock cap (Limonite/Goethite with Malachite/Chrysocolla inclusions)
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Milky Quartz (with Chlorite/Mineral Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Pink Mimbres Agate / Plume Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Quartz cluster, possibly druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline to coarse crystalline; associated matrix uncertain
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Complex silicate composition)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sand bound by mineral cement)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite / Arkose)
Limonite (with Pyrite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Iron Oxide)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Country Rock contact
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in contact with Metamorphic/Igneous rock
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquenite (Dyed Howlite)
Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)