Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride, CaF2
Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Schist
Schist
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Galena
Lead sulfide (PbS)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite)
Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Carved serpentine wing sculpture
Serpentine-group rock, chiefly antigorite/lizardite: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Silver Nuggets (Natural or Cast)
Native Silver (Ag)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geodic Cavity
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Cobaltian Calcite
Cobalt-bearing Calcite (Ca,Co)CO3
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Biotite-rich gneiss (probable)
Foliated quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss; composition commonly includes quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead
Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral
Quartz-rich Diorite
Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate igneous rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Granite fragment
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Granite
Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)
Native Copper in Basalt
Cuprum (with Host Basalt)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss