Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Brachiopod Fossil in Chert
Phylum Brachiopoda within Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone
Shatter Cone
Impactite (Shatter Cone texture)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Chert/Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Peridotite (with Olivine)
Peridotite (rich in Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Ammonite Fossil (Polished Section)
Ammonoidea (typically mineralized with Calcite CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartzite with Chert inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (likely)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Aragonite (specifically Mexican Marbled Onyx)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Ferruginous Quartzite (also known as Ironstone or Gossan)
Ferruginous Quartzite with Goethite/Hematite staining
Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoriaceous Basalt
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Mafic extrusive volcanic rock (Scientific formula varies based on mineral content: primarily SiO2, MgO, and FeO)
Azurite Geode
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Grey Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (varieties: Flint or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Wishing Stone with Quartz Vein
Hydrothermal Quartz Vein in Metasedimentary Matrix (primarily SiO2)
Acicular Azurite (indicated by deep blue, fibrous/fuzzy appearance)
Azurite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Banded Iron Formation (Jaspillite)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jaspillite
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Chert (Septarian or Nodular variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Chlorite Phantom Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions [(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6]
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Turritella (Gastropod Fossil)
Turritella (Genus of gastropods), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate or Silicified Agate)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt with Quartz/Quartzite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Infillings
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Azurite-Malachite with Limonite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) / Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)