Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
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Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Schist
Schist (Crystalline Metamorphic Rock)
Pegmatite (Granitic)
Granitic Pegmatite
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb,Cs)4O10(F,OH)2
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Pink Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron inclusions
Strawberry Quartz (Red Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode formation
Granite Pebbles
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite schist)
Greenschist
Greenschist
Sandstone (Weathered Fragment)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Red Jasper (Beach Pebble)
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)
Sandstone
SiO2 (predominantly quartz sand)
Geode (Unopened)
Crystalline Quartz or Chalcedony filled Geode (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Dendritic Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxides
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Brimstone (Native Sulfur)
Native Sulfur (S)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
Obsidian
Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass, predominantly SiO2)
Fossil / Permineralized Bone
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Black Garnet (Melanite)
Andradite, Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz Geode (Unbroken)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Oyster Shell (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)