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Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite (Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite

Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite with Iron Oxides (Fool's Gold in Matrix) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite with Iron Oxides (Fool's Gold in Matrix)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Bamboo Leaf Jasper (Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bamboo Leaf Jasper

Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)

Specular Hematite (Polished Sphere) (Hematite (Alpha Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Polished Sphere)

Hematite (Alpha Fe2O3)

Almandine Garnet in Matrix (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Matrix

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Yellow Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Geode with Calcite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral/Geode

Quartz Geode with Calcite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Agate (Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite) (Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite)

Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Flint (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (with Muscovite) (Muscovite/Quartz Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist (with Muscovite)

Muscovite/Quartz Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil (Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)) — sedimentary

Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil

Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)

Pearls (Aragonite (calcium carbonate) and Conchiolin) — Mineraloid

Pearls

Aragonite (calcium carbonate) and Conchiolin

Quartz (Druzy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Siltstone or Argillite (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al and Fe oxides)) — sedimentary

Banded Siltstone or Argillite

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al and Fe oxides)

Quartz River Cobble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz River Cobble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites/Oxide coatings (Arenite with Pyrolusite and Romanechite (MnO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites/Oxide coatings

Arenite with Pyrolusite and Romanechite (MnO2)

Yellow Quartzite (River Stone) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaCo3)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaCo3)

Riverstone Jasper (Chert variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Riverstone Jasper (Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Piddock bored rock (Boring Stone) (Ichnofossil-bearing Limestone or Mudstone (trace fossils by Pholadidae)) — sedimentary

Piddock bored rock (Boring Stone)

Ichnofossil-bearing Limestone or Mudstone (trace fossils by Pholadidae)

Brain Coral Fossil (Family Mussidae or Merulinidae (Order Scleractinia)) — sedimentary

Brain Coral Fossil

Family Mussidae or Merulinidae (Order Scleractinia)

Concretion (Septarian concretion (likely containing Calcite or Siderite)) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian concretion (likely containing Calcite or Siderite)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type) (Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)) — Organic specimen (fossil)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type)

Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)

Organic specimen (fossil)

Brachiopod Fossil in Shale (Phylum Brachiopoda (often species of Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil in Shale

Phylum Brachiopoda (often species of Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)