Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
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Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Conglomerate / Breccia Matrix (Aggregated Rock)
Sedimentary Breccia / Conglomerate
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss Cobble)
Gneiss
Limonite/Goethite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
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)
Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
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
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Diorite (Porphyritic) / Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granodiorite / Diorite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection
Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)
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
Gneiss
Gneiss
Turquoise and Hematite
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Carved serpentine wing sculpture
Serpentine-group rock, chiefly antigorite/lizardite: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Granite Pebble
Granite
Red Granite Pebble
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)