Banded Jasper with Hematite or Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
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Banded Jasper with Hematite or Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2)
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Quartz (River-worn Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (Rough)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossil Crab
Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (̑FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Satin Spar (commercially called Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Satin Spar (Gypsum variety)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Limonite (Iron Ore Congcretion)
Limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Galena
Lead(II) Sulfide (PbS)
Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion
Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.
Red Jasper (possibly)
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite or Sandstone
Laterite (iron-rich nodule, possibly Bauxite as a subtype)
Laterite (composed of various minerals including goethite, hematite, gibbsite, etc.)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Siltstone
Siltstone (fined-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Amber Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Agate with Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)