Botryoidal Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
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Botryoidal Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (unstructured hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, often FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Hemimorphite on Limonite Gossan
Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O) on Limonite matrix
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Unable to identify - Image contains non-geological items
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Blue and White Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Goethite and related iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Limonite (with Goethite/Hematite glaze)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (̑FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Limonite with Ironstone
Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Turquoise (with Hematite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Azurite Malachite
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Bauxite
Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)