Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
mineral
Category
Mineral Like Byproduct (Technogenic)
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Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
sedimentary
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Goethite/Limonite Iron Ore Node
Goethite (FeO(OH)) or Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides)
mineral
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
metamorphic
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)
sedimentary
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
metamorphic
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone)
Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)
sedimentary
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
mineral
Pegmatite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8)
igneous
Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
metamorphic
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
metamorphic
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusion of Mica
Mineral (Variety of Quartz)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
mineral
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
igneous
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
mineral
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
metamorphic
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, albite, and epidote)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Red aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
metamorphic
Schist
Mica Schist (variety: Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
metamorphic
Gneiss (specifically a water-worn pebble)
Gneiss
metamorphic
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
mineral
Yellow Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary (mineraloid/microcrystalline quartz)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
igneous
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
mineral
Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
mineral
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
sedimentary
Granatic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
igneous
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
igneous
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
igneous
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
mineral
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
sedimentary
Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)
mineral
Diorite
Diorite
igneous
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
sedimentary