Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
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Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)
Ferruginous Sandstone (variable formula, primarily SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (typically preserved as Calcite CaCO3 or Pyrite FeS2)
Basalt with Limonite stains
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Wishing Stone with Quartz Veins
Quartzite or Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Heulandite with Stilbite
Heulandite-Ca ((Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O) and Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) sphere
Septarian concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)
Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variant)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Granite featuring Quartz Vein
Granite with hydrothermal silica (SiO2) intrusion
Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase composition)
Agate (specifically, likely a geode slice or nodule)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, with chemical formula SiO2)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 with a sandstone core)
Piddock-bored Mudstone
Lutite (Siltstone or Mudstone) with Pholad borings
Mica Schist (Garnetiferous)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Granitic Quartz with Feldspar
Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Fossilized Gastropod (Snail)
Class Gastropoda (internal mold or 'steinkern')
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Orbicular Granite
Orbicular Granidiorite / Plutonic Igneous Rock
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Granite
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite-cemented Sandstone)