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Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Claystone

Carbonatite

Serpentinite

Skarn

Schist

Shale

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase / Microcline) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase / Microcline)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Rainbow Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8"""""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" • 4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8"""""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" """""""""" • 4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Jasper with Quartz Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Copper Ore (Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix) — igneous

Copper Ore

Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix

Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-veined Schist or Gneiss) — metamorphic

Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock

Quartz-veined Schist or Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Quartz Vein Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble) (Quartz Arenite Sandstone) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble)

Quartz Arenite Sandstone

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)

Limonite / Ironstone (Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite / Ironstone

Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides (Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides

Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Limonite Concretion (Goonie or Rattlestone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion (Goonie or Rattlestone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Weathered schist (Mica schist, likely chlorite–biotite schist) — metamorphic

Weathered schist

Mica schist, likely chlorite–biotite schist

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Quartz with Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite with Quartz (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH₂O with SiO₂) — mineral

Limonite with Quartz

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH₂O with SiO₂

Limonite / Goethite (Ironstone Nodule) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite / Goethite (Ironstone Nodule)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limonite with Quartz (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide with Silicon Dioxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)) — mineral

Limonite with Quartz

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide with Silicon Dioxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Azurite (Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)) — mineral

Azurite

Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)

Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely granite-derived stone (Granite or granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica) — igneous

Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely granite-derived stone

Granite or granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica

Milky quartz (quartz crystal) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (quartz crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)