Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone
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Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Small dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly magnetite-bearing basalt or iron-rich slag
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite or Aragonite)
Basalt
Basalt
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (Drill Core)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Tumbled yellow quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained milky quartz or pale citrine
Amber
Succinite
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartz-bearing breccia
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Honey calcite (orange calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Amber
Succinite (a Fossilized Tree Resin); Chemical formula is approximately C10H16O
Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Quartz (Specifically Clear to Smoky Quartz point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina Limestone
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Fossil Mollusca, likely a bivalve (class Bivalvia); exact genus cannot be determined from the image
Quartz (milky quartz), possibly calcite
Quartz: SiO₂; visual identification is uncertain because the specimen is wet and lacks diagnostic crystal faces
Tumbled pale quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Pyrite (on Quartz/Sulfide matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica and feldspar
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert Pebble (Jasper or Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished malachite tower
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂ (basic copper carbonate)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz-rich rock with chlorite/epidote vein
Milky quartz with green chlorite or epidote; exact identification requires testing
Quartz (Crystal Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Greenish translucent mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly serpentine, epidote, or green glassy feldspar
Fluorite Tower
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)