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Peat

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Tumbled banded metamorphic stone (Likely banded gneiss or migmatitic gneiss; exact identification requires testing) — metamorphic

Tumbled banded metamorphic stone

Likely banded gneiss or migmatitic gneiss; exact identification requires testing

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)

Septarian Nodule (Pebble) (Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3, calcite, aragonite, and clay/mudstone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Pebble)

Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3, calcite, aragonite, and clay/mudstone)

Blue calcite (likely) (Calcite, CaCO₃) — mineral

Blue calcite (likely)

Calcite, CaCO₃

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 dominant)

Pink Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Tumbled citrine quartz (likely heat-treated amethyst) (Quartz, SiO₂; crystalline variety citrine) — mineral

Tumbled citrine quartz (likely heat-treated amethyst)

Quartz, SiO₂; crystalline variety citrine

Jasper and Quartz Breccia (Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz Breccia

Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst (likely rough or cleaved fragment) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — mineral

Amethyst (likely rough or cleaved fragment)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation

Amethyst-bearing quartz cluster (Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from irradiation and trace iron) — mineral

Amethyst-bearing quartz cluster

Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from irradiation and trace iron

Clear Quartz / Diamond (untested) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Carbon (C)) — mineral

Clear Quartz / Diamond (untested)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Carbon (C)

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Blue Aragonite (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Aragonite

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx) (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)

Calcite (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Quartz Sand/Gravel (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand/Gravel

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (with Calcite or Silica veins) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Calcite or Silica veins)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Polished labradorite (Labradorite, plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈) — mineral

Polished labradorite

Labradorite, plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline (var. Amazonite) - KAlSi3O8) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (var. Amazonite) - KAlSi3O8

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)) — mineral

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Chlorastrolite (Greenstone) (Chlorastrolite (variety of Pumpellyite) - Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O) — mineral

Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)

Chlorastrolite (variety of Pumpellyite) - Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Green aventurine quartz sphere (Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite or other green mica inclusions) — mineral

Green aventurine quartz sphere

Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite or other green mica inclusions

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Obsidian with Slate/Tuff (Volcanic glass (SiO2) with associated pyroclastic rock) — igneous

Obsidian with Slate/Tuff

Volcanic glass (SiO2) with associated pyroclastic rock

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone) (Epidote-bearing Metabasalt) — metamorphic

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)

Epidote-bearing Metabasalt

Polished green-and-white stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade (Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (interlocking actinolite–tremolite)) — metamorphic

Polished green-and-white stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (interlocking actinolite–tremolite)

Honey-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange chalcedony colored by iron oxides) — mineral

Honey-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange chalcedony colored by iron oxides