Sandstone (Ferruginous Concretion)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion / SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement
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Sandstone (Ferruginous Concretion)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion / SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Spinosaurus fossil (permineralized bone)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Calcium phosphate mineralized with silica/sediment)
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pegmatitic Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite) with Quartz and Orthoclase
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (Chlorite-Epidote facies)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pink Dyed Agate (Pink Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Cuprite
Cuprite (Copper(I) oxide, Cu2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Picture Jasper
Tectonically broken chalcedony (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire (likely costume glass imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron/titanium impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Fossilized Shark Teeth
Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)