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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Garden Quartz

Sagenite Agate

Ribbon Jasper

Leopard Skin Jasper

Leopard Skin Jasper

Flower Jasper

Dendritic Opal

Feather Jasper

Starburst Agate

Plume Agate

Feather Agate

Landscape Opal

Malachite (Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite inclusions

Flower Agate (Cherry Blossom Agate) (Chalcedony (SiO2) with Opaque Inclusions) — mineral

Flower Agate (Cherry Blossom Agate)

Chalcedony (SiO2) with Opaque Inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)

Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2) — mineral

Prehnite

Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Limonite (Ironstone) pseudomorph (Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone) pseudomorph

Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)

Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock (Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone) — metamorphic

Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock

Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone

Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites (Arenite (mostly SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions (MnO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites

Arenite (mostly SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions (MnO2)

Limonite (Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite

Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxides

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock with Amygdules) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock with Amygdules

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)

Greenstone (Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock

Clear Quartz Crystal (Herkimer Diamond style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Crystal (Herkimer Diamond style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Vertebra (Chordata fossil (Vertebra)) — fossil

Fossilized Vertebra

Chordata fossil (Vertebra)

Botryoidal Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Covellite (Covellite (CuS)) — mineral

Covellite

Covellite (CuS)

Schist (Micaceous) (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Micaceous)

Mica Schist

Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides

Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)

Limonite/Goethite Nodule (Iron Oxyhydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite/Goethite Nodule

Iron Oxyhydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Hemimorphite on Limonite Gossan (Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O) on Limonite matrix) — mineral

Hemimorphite on Limonite Gossan

Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O) on Limonite matrix

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Magnetite Sand (Black Sand) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (Flint / Jasper / Hornstone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint / Jasper / Hornstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2

Gold Ore (Native Gold (Au) in Quartz or Silicate matrix) — mineral

Gold Ore

Native Gold (Au) in Quartz or Silicate matrix

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions

Bauxite (Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)

Agate Geode Node (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode Node

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite / Ironstone (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — sedimentary

Limonite / Ironstone

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Shattuckite (Blue Quartz/Jasper Matrix) (Shattuckite (Copper Silicate Hydroxide - Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2)) — mineral

Shattuckite (Blue Quartz/Jasper Matrix)

Shattuckite (Copper Silicate Hydroxide - Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)