Common Opal (Green Opal / Pistachio Opal)
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Category
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Common Opal (Green Opal / Pistachio Opal)
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Quartz Pebble (Milky and Gray)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Iron Ore (Magnetite-Hematite)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Chert (Black Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper locally)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, Formula: SiO2)
Bay Scallop Shell
Argopecten irradians (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandite (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Phyllite
Phyllite
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite [Fe2O3], Magnetite [Fe3O4], and Chert [SiO2])
Desert Varnish (on Sandstone)
Rock Varnish (composed of Manganese oxides, Iron oxides, and Clay minerals)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Native Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon based)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (on a metal substrate)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Turquoise (Rough Specimens)
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)