Chrysocolla (with Quartz and Azurite)
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral [Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)]
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Chrysocolla (with Quartz and Azurite)
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral [Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)]
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Quartz, Sandstone, and Siltstone specimens
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone
Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Fossilized Coprolite
Coprolite (fossilized feces)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz / SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Yellow Jasper
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly termed carnelian
Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction
Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Speckled rounded stone, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Granite/granitic gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Yellow jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and dark mineral veins
Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Breccia
Breccia (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tektite
Tektite (meteoritic glass)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide)
Quartz with Mafic/Chlorite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Epidote cross-veining
White quartz in dark matrix (likely quartz-bearing breccia or polished composite specimen)
Quartz, SiO₂, in an unidentified dark silicate matrix
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite, Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Diamond
C (Carbon)