Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
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Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartzite with inclusions or a banded chert
Quartzite or Chert
Quartz (Microcrystalline Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
N/A (Non-Geological Object)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite Schist)
Milky Quartz (Water-Worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Rhodolite Garnet
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Sandstone (with secondary weathering/concretion)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)
Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Eagle Eye / Grey Tiger Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin), C10H16O
Pink Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining and Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Dinosaur Bone (Fossilized)
Permineralized Bone (CaCO3 or SiO2 after Hydroxylapatite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Granite (Pegmatitic)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite)
Basalt
Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock