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Rock Gypsum

Rock Gypsum

Rock Salt

Rock Salt

Coral Rock

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Cataclasite

Cataclasite

Anorthosite

Anorthosite

Gondite

Gondite

Peridotite

Peridotite

Epidosite

Epidosite

Phosphorite

Phosphorite

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Bentonite)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Bentonite)

Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Wishing Stone (Quartz-Veined Basalt) (Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) vein) — igneous

Wishing Stone (Quartz-Veined Basalt)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) vein

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones) (Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones)

Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Agate (Chalcedony Variation) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Chalcedony Variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / River Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Specular Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite) (Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)) — mineral

Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite)

Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert Nodules (Limonitic Chert) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules (Limonitic Chert)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides

Gray Granite / Rhyolite (Felsic Igneous Rock (Granitoid)) — igneous

Gray Granite / Rhyolite

Felsic Igneous Rock (Granitoid)

Quartz with Schist Matrix (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in micaceous schist) — metamorphic

Quartz with Schist Matrix

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in micaceous schist

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (typically composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (typically composed of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone) (Peralkaline Rock with Feldspar and Arfvedsonite) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)

Peralkaline Rock with Feldspar and Arfvedsonite

Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite Group)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite Group)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Green Chalcedony (likely Green Agate or Chrysoprase) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — Mineral

Green Chalcedony (likely Green Agate or Chrysoprase)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia (Anthos), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia (Anthos), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Vesicular Basalt (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt River Cobble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Cobble

Basalt

Quartz Vein in Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Rhyolite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Barite (Barium sulfate (BaSO4)) — mineral

Barite

Barium sulfate (BaSO4)

Agate (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony)) — Mineral / Sedimentary

Agate

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony)

Mineral / Sedimentary

Banded Agate (Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Thunderegg (Agate Geode) (Agate/Chalcedony filled Rhyolite nodule (SiO2)) — igneous

Thunderegg (Agate Geode)

Agate/Chalcedony filled Rhyolite nodule (SiO2)