Basalt with Calcite Veins
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with CaCO3 inclusions
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Basalt with Calcite Veins
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with CaCO3 inclusions
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble type)
Ferruginous Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Turquoise (possible Dyed Magnesite/Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 staining)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Schist
Schist
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Exogyra or Ostrea (Gryphaeidae/Ostreidae family)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Turquoise (Blue Howlite / Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (for natural Turquoise); Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (for Howlite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Amethyst (Chevron/Dream Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Purple Quartz); formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Moonstone
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8) with Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)