Goniatite Fossil
Order Goniatitida
Category
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Goniatite Fossil
Order Goniatitida
Fossilized Crinoid Stem Segment
Crinoid (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia, likely Mercenaria or similar genus
Garnet Gneiss or Mica Schist with Garnet
Almandine Garnet-bearing Gneiss
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Gastropod Fossil (Snail Stone or Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3 / Silica - SiO2 replacing original shell)
Sunstone
Feldspar group (Oligoclase / Labradorite)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Peach Moonstone
Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions
Almandine Garnet
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Heulandite with Stilbite
Heulandite-Ca ((Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O) and Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium iron aluminum boron silicate hydroxide)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Dalmatian jasper
Quartz-rich alkali rhyolite, commonly marketed as Dalmatian jasper; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite inclusions
Fossilized Bivalve in Limestone
Class Bivalvia within Sedimentary Matrix (likely CaCO3)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Feldspar (Orthoclase / Alkali Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
Kimberlite
Kimberlite (Group I or II)
Mica Sand / Vermiculite
Phyllosilicate group (typically Biotite or Muscovite)
Black Star Diopside (beads)
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) - a member of the pyroxene group
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Spinosaurid Dinosaur Tooth
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (fossilized)
Polished tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety, chiefly fibrous quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Sodalite
Chloric sodium aluminum silicate (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Glaucophane Schist (Blueschist)
Blueschist facies metamorphic rock
Gabbro
Phaneritic Basic Igneous Rock