Sandstone
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Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone / Quartzite
Sedimentary quartz arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Copper Ore Specimen
Cupriferous Rock / Malachite-bearing ore
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Polymict conglomerate
Clastic conglomerate, likely polymictic and matrix-supported
River Pebbles (Mixed Lithology)
Conglomerate clasts (Silica-rich and Metamorphic assemblages)
Que Sera Stone (Llanite)
Rhyolite containing blue quartz and feldspar
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Aquamarine (Tumbled)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Tumbled jasper, likely ocean or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Metallic sulfide-bearing ore, likely pyrite-rich rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with quartz or other sulfides
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Weathered limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite
Porphyritic andesite (tentative; image alone cannot confirm composition)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Botryoidal hematite-rich iron ore (probable)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃, possibly mixed with goethite/limonite
River Pebbles (Mixed Suite)
Mixed lithologies: Quartzite and Gneiss
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Leopardite
Quartz porphyry / Quartz monzonite with manganese oxide spots
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Chakra Stone Bracelet
Mixed Mineral Assembly (Scoria, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise/Howlite, Impression Jasper, Tiger's Eye, Carnelian, Red Jasper)
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly a shell or bone fragment
Calcitic limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), likely calcite
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Mixed Quartz and Jasper Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite and Calcite (or Barite) Specimen
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Blue-and-yellow sodalite-bearing rock (likely sodalite in nepheline syenite)
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, likely mixed with feldspar and/or nepheline
Magnetite-rich iron ore
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly mixed with hematite or metallic sulfides
Pyrite with Galena and Sphalerite on Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2), Lead Sulfide (PbS), Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatite, with probable feldspar and mica
Granite/pegmatite assemblage: quartz (SiO₂), feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈), and mica
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)