Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
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Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Chert Geode or Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H Type)
Quartzite with Dark Mineral Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with accessory minerals
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Milky Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) - CaSO4·2H2O
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Quartz in Limonite-rich Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Microcrystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone)
Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Mudstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Siltstone with Weathering Rind
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 / CaCO3 inclusions)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (SiO2 vein inclusion)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O
Orca Agate (Blue Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Quartz Geode (Cracked Open)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix)
Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]
Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O