Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
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Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartz (Granular)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Coral in Limestone
Scleractinia (Anthomastodon or similar) in Sedimentary Calcarenite
Coal
Coal (Sedimentary Rock / Organic Rock)
Banded Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Siltstone with Fossil Cast
Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Sedimentary Host Rock
Sandstone Geode
Sedimentary Geode (Silica/Calcite composition)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Iron-rich sedimentary rock (FeOx)
Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)wnH2O)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded brown pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled Slate or Basalt Pebble
Metamorphic fine-grained rock / Slate or Phyllite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Claystone / Mudstone
Mudstone (Hydrous aluminum silicate rich rock)
Sandstone / Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone or Calcareous Grainstone)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)