Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
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Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Garden Quartz (Shaman Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions (Hematite, Chlorite, Feldspar)
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.
Desert Rose
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) with Sand inclusions
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Desert Rose (also known as Sand Rose)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) with sand inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Vesicular Basalt with Lichen
Vesicular Basalt
Epidote in Basalt
Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Labradorite
Labradorite (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar), Na(AlSi3O8) to Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Vesicular Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Bronzite
MgSiO3 (Enstatite with 10-30% FeSiO3 in solid solution)
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limonite (with Pyrite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Limonite with Trace Fossils
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)
Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (70-75% SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote | Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)