Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
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Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amethyst (Faceted)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Botryoidal Malachite
Malachite - Cu2CO3(OH)2
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Iron Oxide, Fe2O3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) - (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Druzzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (Chalcedony)
Quartz (Rose or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Drusy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Crystalline Quartz (Rough)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag
Jasper (Green)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Arsenopyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Arsenic Sulfide (FeAsS)
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Quartz Drusy (on Geode Fragment)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a limestone/dolostone host
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities)