Coal (Bituminous)
Sedimentary carbonaceous rock
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Coal (Bituminous)
Sedimentary carbonaceous rock
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Greenstone / Metagraywacke
Metamorphosed basaltic or sedimentary rock (Complex Silicate)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Likely weathered limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly calcite
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)
Quartz Pebble with Chlorite or Epidote Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Banded Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock predominantly composed of silicate grains
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Oolitic Limestone / Fossiliferous Chert
Oolitic Limestone (CaCO3) / Silicified Limestone
Gneiss
Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and possibly other silicates
Beryl (likely Pink/Morganite variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Chrysocolla in Quartz (Gem Silica)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)
Likely weathered gneiss or granite fragment
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; probably granitoid gneiss, identification uncertain from the photograph
Chert (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material
Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil
Bauxite
Aluminium ore / Hydrated aluminium oxides (AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Pyrite with Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chrysoprase
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Greensand (Glauconite-bearing sandstone)
Yellow calcite fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/yellow calcite
Sandstone
Arenite
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron Oxide inclusions
Shale
Lutaceous Rock (Hydrous Aluminum Silicates)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Green Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz
Biotite Schist
Biotite Mica Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2]