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Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Claystone

Carbonatite

Serpentinite

Skarn

Schist

Shale

Quartz (Druzy / Crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy / Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock Pebble) (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss / Granitic Gneiss)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock Pebble)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss / Granitic Gneiss)

Sandstone (with Concretion) (Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Concretion)

Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone

Titanium Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Titanium Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Granite, possibly granodiorite (Coarse-grained felsic plutonic rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar and plagioclase feldspar, with biotite and/or hornblende) — igneous

Granite, possibly granodiorite

Coarse-grained felsic plutonic rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar and plagioclase feldspar, with biotite and/or hornblende

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Copper carbonate hydroxide)) — mineral

Malachite

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Copper carbonate hydroxide)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite) (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Copper Hydroxide Carbonate)) — mineral

Malachite

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Copper Hydroxide Carbonate)

Turquoise in Matrix (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise in Matrix

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Limonite Concretion (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Hematite Nodule (Hematite (Alpha Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite Nodule

Hematite (Alpha Fe2O3)

Malachite (Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Malachite (Copper carbonate hydroxide Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Malachite

Copper carbonate hydroxide Cu2CO3(OH)2

Yellow Aventurine (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Mica inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Aventurine

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Mica inclusions (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Zeolite Amygdules (Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) containing secondary mineral fillings) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Zeolite Amygdules

Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) containing secondary mineral fillings

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

Milky quartz (rough crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Granitic gneiss (weathered, rounded cobble) (Foliated granitoid; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (composition commonly approximates granite)) — metamorphic

Granitic gneiss (weathered, rounded cobble)

Foliated granitoid; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (composition commonly approximates granite)

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Greenstone (Metabasalt (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalt (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)

Gravel or Crushed Stone (Fragmented Aggregate Stone) — sedimentary or igneous fragment

Gravel or Crushed Stone

Fragmented Aggregate Stone

sedimentary or igneous fragment

Gravel (Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediment) — sedimentary

Gravel

Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediment

White marble (likely calcitic marble) (Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) — metamorphic

White marble (likely calcitic marble)

Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Turquoise (Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss