Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
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Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Muscovite mica
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gossanous Sandstone (likely Terrestrial)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide inclusions
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infillings
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Glacial Granite with Epidote
Granite featuring Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Jade (likely Jadeite or Nephrite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Note: No specimen visible
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (SiO2/CO3)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Laterite
Laterite (Ferricrete / Alcrete)
Purple Fluorite Octahedron
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous)
SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Staurolite (Fairy Stone)
Staurolite (formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Okenite (in Zeolite matrix)
Okenite (CaSi2O5 · 2H2O)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of hydrous aluminum oxides: Al(OH)3 & AlO(OH))
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Carving
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Limonite Concretion (Goonie or Rattlestone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)