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Mineral With Artificial Coating

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Black Shale

Sodalite

Serpentine

Pezzottaite

Galena

Blue Apatite

Tangerine Quartz

Tangerine Quartz

Shungite

Super Seven

Rock Salt

Anatase

Brookite

Blue Lace Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bloodstone (Heliotrope) — Mineral

Bloodstone

Heliotrope

Specular Hematite Geode/Nodule (Specularite (Polycrystalline Hematite), Fe2O3) — mineral

Specular Hematite Geode/Nodule

Specularite (Polycrystalline Hematite), Fe2O3

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Aventurine (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Aventurine

Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Milky Quartz or Moonstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Milky Quartz or Moonstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Amazonite

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Dragon Vein Agate (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — mineral

Dragon Vein Agate

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2

Specular Hematite (Specularite) (Hematite (Iron(III) oxide) - Fe2O3) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide) - Fe2O3

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Blue Lace Agate (often dyed) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate (often dyed)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony

Agate (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Agate

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Basalt Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt

Banded Sandstone / Siltstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Siltstone)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone / Siltstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Siltstone)

River Cobble (likely Siltstone or Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

River Cobble (likely Siltstone or Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Granite (Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)

Note on Image Identification: Textile (N/A (Anthropogenic material)) — not a rock

Note on Image Identification: Textile

N/A (Anthropogenic material)

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere) (Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere)

Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)

Bicolor or Tricolor Tourmaline (Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Bicolor or Tricolor Tourmaline

Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 complex)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 complex)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone pebble (Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone pebble

Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)

Diorite (River Pebble) (Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Diorite (River Pebble)

Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Order Rugosa (extinct fossilized coral)) — sedimentary

Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)

Order Rugosa (extinct fossilized coral)

Sandstone with Iron Concretion (Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Concretion

Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Sedimentary rock with quartz veining (Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins) — sedimentary

Sedimentary rock with quartz veining

Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron

Howlite and Purpurite druzy (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)) — mineral

Howlite and Purpurite druzy

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)

Iron Slag (Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate) — mineral

Iron Slag

Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate

Basalt with Iron Oxide staining (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt with Iron Oxide staining

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)

Concretion (Septarian Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian Concretion

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8)

Quartz Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline (K(AlSi3O8))) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (K(AlSi3O8))