Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
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Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
Black Mountain Stone (Seiryu Stone)
Limestone with Calcite veins (CaCO3)
River Rock (Greywacke/Sandstone)
Lithic Wacke
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Limestone with Quartz or Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Bivalve Fossil (Shell Fragment)
Class Bivalvia (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Chert / Flint
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Druzy Quartz (on Quartzite or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Red Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities (Hematite)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Ferruginous Concretion (FeCO3 or Iron Oxides)
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Anthozoa), often replaced by Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Puddingstone (specifically Michigan/Gowganda Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (Jasper Conglomerate)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering
Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment
Carnelian (Orange Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper with Agate Banding
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of ferrous silicate or chlorite