Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
mineral
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Mineral Like Byproduct (Often Mistaken For Igneous Rock Or Meteorite)
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Small metallic meteorite-like specimen
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possibly an ordinary chondrite or terrestrial slag
meteorite
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
mineral
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
mineral
Milky Quartz with Dendritic Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
mineralogical glass/meteorite impactite
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Mineral
Red Spinel
Spinel (MgAl2O4)
mineral
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
igneous
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
metamorphic
Flesh-colored Quartz Mineral
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Impurities
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Argentum)
mineral
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
igneous
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
igneous
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
mineral
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock
igneous
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Iron Meteorite
Iron Meteorite (primarily Kamacite and Taenite, Fe-Ni alloys)
mineral
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
mineral
Blue Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
mineral
Cannonball Concretion
Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Wonderstone (Liesegang Sandstone)
Silicified Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
sedimentary
Red Quartz (Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
mineral
Siltstone/Sandstone (possibly Wonderstone or Picture Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Sedimentary
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt
igneous
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
sedimentary
Concretionary Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with secondary mineral cementation)
sedimentary
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (Undifferentiated Meteorite)
meteorite
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)
Mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
man-made rock (technosol)
Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Mafic Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein in volcanic/mafic matrix
igneous
Small brown-gray mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered quartz-, feldspar-, or iron-oxide-bearing rock
mineral
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide, SiC
mineral
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Metamorphic rock
Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
mineral
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
metamorphic