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Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Claystone

Carbonatite

Serpentinite

Skarn

Schist

Shale

Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Field Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Field Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Purple Fluorite Octahedron

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation (Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation

Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)

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

Malachite

Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Limonitic Sandstone (Stained Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) staining) — sedimentary

Limonitic Sandstone (Stained Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) staining

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion) (Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O) — sedimentary

Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)

Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)

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

Turquoise in Matrix

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

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

Brown Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Brown Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)

Quartz Pebble (with Dark Volcanic/Sedimentary Inclusion) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (with Dark Volcanic/Sedimentary Inclusion)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Bull Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Bull Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Limonite (SiO2 + FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Limonite (SiO2 + FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt) (Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt)

Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions

Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)

Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)

Serpentine (Antigorite/Lizardite/Chrysotile group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite/Lizardite/Chrysotile group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Serpentine (Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate) (Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)) — sedimentary

Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate)

Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide coatings)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide coatings)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt with Calcite Veining (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt with Calcite Veining

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (with secondary mineral infilling)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (with secondary mineral infilling)

Blue Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — gemstone

Blue Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Basalt (Basalt) — Igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Milky quartz with iron staining (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz with iron staining

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)