Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
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Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Olivine-bearing Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz with inclusions
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary concretion
Collection of Minerals and Ores
Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex)
Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Felsic Igneous Rock (likely Rhyolite or weathered Granite)
Felsic Volcanic/Plutonic Rock
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber (Copal)
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Granite with Quartz Vein
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz [SiO2], Feldspar, and Mica)
Agate
Agate (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Orange Calcite (Carved as a Horned Skull)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt with vesicles/amygdules
Basalt (containing volcanic glass and plagioclase)
Jasper (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polychrome Jasper (Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and mineral inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate Mineral), SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Included Quartz (Garden Quartz / Lodolite)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz in Limonite-rich Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Goethite and related iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Black Jasper (Black Onyx substitute)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities