Polished agate/geode slice
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), mainly SiO₂, with possible calcite or quartz druse
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Polished agate/geode slice
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), mainly SiO₂, with possible calcite or quartz druse
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Sandstone (with biological crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Facet Cut / Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Graphitic schist (likely carbonaceous slate)
Graphite-bearing pelitic schist; mainly quartz, mica, feldspar, and graphite
Muscovite Schist with Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz Matrix
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly yellow jasper or resinous amber-colored agate
Likely graphite-rich schist or graphite-bearing metamorphic rock
Graphite (C) in a mica/quartz-rich matrix; exact rock name requires testing
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed and polished agate geode slice
Banded chalcedony, SiO₂, with a quartz-lined cavity
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (Pet Rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Polished banded agate (likely sardonyx)
Cryptocrystalline chalcedony, SiO₂; reddish bands are iron-stained layers
Limestone
Calcite rock (CaCO3)
Banded iron formation (specimen, possibly hematite–jasper)
Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃), magnetite (Fe₃O₄), and silica (chert/quartz), with possible limonite/goethite staining
Garnet in Schist (Polished Tower)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist
Tumbled greenish chalcedony or serpentine pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony, SiO₂) or serpentine-group mineral; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled banded agate
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂
Tumbled pegmatitic rock, likely amazonite-bearing granite
Granite/pegmatite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica; blue-green area may be microcline (amazonite)
Tumbled banded agate
Agate, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz geode slice
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled orbicular granite or granitic gneiss
Granite, chiefly quartz–feldspar–biotite/amphibole; exact variety uncertain from the image
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx or Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Polished chalcedony (likely sagenite or included agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and possibly rutile/goethite inclusions
Polished fossiliferous limestone, possibly ammonite-bearing
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with visible fossil or shell fragments
Polished agate geode slice
Quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with drusy crystalline quartz; likely an agate geode
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (or similar fossilized rugose/tabulate coral)
Black polished/tumbled stone, likely basalt or black jasper
Most likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase and pyroxene); appearance can also match microcrystalline quartz (black jasper)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Dyed and polished agate pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate with blue dye
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Desert rose
Gypsum (selenite), CaSO₄·2H₂O, commonly forming rosette aggregates
Glauconite Siltstone
Glauconitic siltstone / K(Fe,Al,Mg)2[(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating
Slate
Foliated metamorphic rock
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)