Pyrite Cubes in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Host Matrix
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Pyrite Cubes in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Host Matrix
Mixed Rock Collection
Polylithic Geological Specimen Mix
Moon (lunar surface depiction)
Lunar rock; chiefly anorthosite, basalt, and breccia (plagioclase-rich CaAl2Si2O8)
Sandstone (with potential fossil fragments)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Cowrie Shell Fossil
Cypraea sp.
Fossil brachiopod shell
Likely a spiriferid or orthid brachiopod; shell composed mainly of calcium carbonate (calcite)
Sandstone with Mineral Veining or Crust
Sedimentary Sandstone (mostly SiO2 with Fe2O3 tinting)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Shiva Eye Shell (Operculum)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite), CaCO3
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock)
Basalt with Quartz Vein and Weathering Crust
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
Watermelon Tourmaline
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Likely polished basalt or iron-rich metamorphic rock
Basaltic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; exact identification requires testing
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidote or Unakite Rock
Epidote-bearing rock / Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine/Grossular Garnet in Pegmatite or Schist
Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock
Quartzite river pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Epidote in Basalt
Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)
River Cobble (likely Metasedimentary)
Metasedimentary Rock / Quartz-rich Sandstone
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidotalite (primarily Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Crinoid Fossil Stem Segment
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Seashell (Cockle Shell)
Cardiidae (Bivalvia), primary composition: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of aragonite or calcite
Cockle Shell Fossil
Cardium (Bivalvia)
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or weathered Iron-Nickel)
Meteorite (Fe-Ni alloy & silicates)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidosite (consisting primarily of Epidote: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer