Bauxite (Laterite Clay)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides: Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
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Bauxite (Laterite Clay)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides: Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Coal (likely Anthracite)
Anthracite coal
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with secondary Iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) precipitation
Limestone (specifically Bituminous or Carbonaceous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Impurities
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite (Water-worn Cobble)
Quartzite (Composition: 90%+ SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed sandstone (SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Marl or Chalk)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly composed of Quartz, Illite, Chlorite)
Banded Iron Formation (Red Jasper and Hematite Chert)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF); Fe2O3 (Hematite) + SiO2 (Quartz/Jasper)
Ruby in Kyanite
Corundum in Disthene (Al2SiO5 + Al2O3)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Howlite (Dyed Magnesite/Howlite)
Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Howlite) or MgCO3 (Magnesite)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Coal (specifically Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organic sedimentary rock; primarily Carbon (C) with varying H, S, O, N
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Orange Calcite point
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (and Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Kidney Stone (Renal Calculus)
Calcium oxalate monohydrate (Whewellite) / CaC2O4·H2O
Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Garnet
Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Blue Quartz with Dumortierite/Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) containing Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)
Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pink Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Chert
Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chert (Chalcedony/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)