Slate
Slate (Low-grade foliated metamorphic rock)
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Slate
Slate (Low-grade foliated metamorphic rock)
Pink Dyed Agate (Pink Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Shale
Fissile Mudrock (Clay-rich Sedimentary Rock)
Shale
Mudstone/Shale
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich fused silica)
Milky and Citrine-type Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminium phosphate)
Quartz Geode (Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Pumice
Pumicite (Amorphous Volcanic Glass)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz grains)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Jasper Breccia
Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Quartz Inclusions
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Painted Garden Rock (likely Granite or Limestone base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) based substrate with Acrylic/Enamel pigments
Amethyst (Faceted)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities, SiO2)
Shungite (Noble/Type II)
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Herkimer Diamond
Double-Terminated Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Gold
Aurum (Au)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Greywacke (River Siltstone)
Lithic Wacke (Sandstone subfamily)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)