Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or weathered Iron-Nickel)
Meteorite (Fe-Ni alloy & silicates)
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Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or weathered Iron-Nickel)
Meteorite (Fe-Ni alloy & silicates)
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Granite
Granite (phaneitic intrusive igneous rock)
Epidote
Epidote | Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered fossil shell fragment
Likely a fossilized bivalve or gastropod fragment; exact taxon cannot be determined from one view
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly in a weathered host rock
Quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-based Sandstone)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Phyllosilicates)
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly quartz-rich rock or calcite
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw quartz (likely milky or smoky quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartz Crystal Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly quartzite or massive vein quartz
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz crystal cluster with possible chlorite inclusions
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely with minor chlorite or iron-oxide staining
Clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Schist
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidotite (Unakite variety)
Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidote
Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Druzy quartz geode slice
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), commonly lining a chalcedony- or quartz-rich geode
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Black polished stone or mineral fragment
Unidentified opaque dark mineral; possibilities include black tourmaline (schorl), obsidian, or hematite
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2)
Garnet in Quartzite
Garnet-bearing Quartzite (SiO2 + X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartz Crystal Cluster on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Bivalve seashell (likely cockle or ark clam)
Calcareous shell composed chiefly of aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined confidently from the image
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Fossiliferous limestone with a possible shell or trace fossil
Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃), fossil identity indeterminate from the image
Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz-rich translucent fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or vein quartz