Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
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Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Granite
Granite
Pink Dyed Agate (Pink Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 + impurities)
Sapphirine in Matrix
Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Greenstone
Greenschist-facies basaltic rock
Green Apatite on Albite
Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]
Septarian Pebble
Septarian nodule / Concretion
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Schist
Schist (Crystalline Metamorphic Rock)
Mixed collection of Quartz varieties, Chalcedony, and metamorphic pebbles
Mixed gemstones (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
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
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pegmatite (Granitic)
Granitic Pegmatite
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Granite Pebbles
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode formation
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite schist)
Greenschist
Greenschist
Red Jasper (Beach Pebble)
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions)
Sandstone (Weathered Fragment)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)
Geode (Unopened)
Crystalline Quartz or Chalcedony filled Geode (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
Fossil / Permineralized Bone
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)