Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (fossilized)
Category
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Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (fossilized)
Seashell Fossil
Gastropoda fossil
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Mica Schist / Granite
Mica Schist (Silicate metamorphic rock)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Astrophyllite
Astrophyllite (K2NaFe7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with inclusions of Hematite/Goethite
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + MgCO3 + Clay)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusion of Mica
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica) with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Kaolinite Claystone
Al2Si2O5(OH)4 (Kaolinite)
Diorite with Xenolith
Intermediate Plutonic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Sandstone
Arenite
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Greenstone
Greenschist (Metamorphosed Mafic Rock)
Chrysotile Serpentine (Asbestos in Matrix)
Chrysotile Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Fluorite (Green Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Aragonite (Botryoidal/Coralloidal variety)
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone)
Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing)
Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with impurities)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Granodiorite (Weathered)
Granodiorite
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)