Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Fibrous Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Quartz Geode (partially opened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron staining
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) Rock
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Hematite, Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Ironstone (with Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Hematite Fe2O3)
Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade, predominantly SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Blue Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Bauxite
Bauxite (principal ore of aluminum, primarily Al(OH)3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Hematitic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Quartzose type)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Druzy Quartz (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)