Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
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Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Banded Gneiss (Variety of Gneiss)
Gneiss (specifically, a variety exhibiting prominent banding; mineral composition can vary, but often contains quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz (Pinkish-Orange Variety)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Howlite
Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretion
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead inclusions
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Agate inclusion)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iceland Spar (Optical Calcite)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Diamond (Faceted)
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Diamond (pure native carbon, C)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (High-purity SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion (FeCO3 or Fe2O3)
Shale with Iron Oxide Staining
Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Sandstone (with Iron Siderite Concretion)
Arenite with Ironstone Concretion (FeCO3)
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Azurite
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Beryllonite
Beryllonite (NaBePO4)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Gossan (Limonite/Goethite)
Hydrated iron oxides (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cementing agents)
Septarian Nodule
Siderite or Calcite Concretion
Red Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron oxide inclusions)