Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
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Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Manganese Ore (Psilomelane/Pyrolusite)
Psilomelane ((Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10) and Pyrolusite (MnO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Green Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode formation
Limonite with Trace Fossils
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate with Argonite (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper transition)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Opal (Triplet)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)
Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Siltstone with Magnetite/Hematite bands
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)
Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Chert (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Red Jasper (or Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Cockle Shell (Bivalve)
Cardiidae (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O