Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
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Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)
Fossil Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)
River Rock (likely Gneiss or Quartzite)
Metamorphic rock specimen (potentially Foliated Gneiss)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Jasper (likely a variety of Brecciated Jasper or a patterned variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Banded Chert (Jasper) River Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Riverstone Jasper (Chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Chert (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chevron Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with patterned Amethyst and White Quartz/Milky Quartz
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Silicon
Element Si
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Kidney Stone
Nephrolith (typically Calcium Oxalate - CaC2O4)
Jasper Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicified microcrystalline quartz) - SiO2
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
Fancy Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with inclusions
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Trilobite Fossil (Flexicalymene)
Flexicalymene ouzregui
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)
Ferruginous Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4·nH2O)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (River Polished)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Snakeskin Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Ferromanganese Nodule
Polymetallic Nodule (composed primarily of MnO2 and Fe2O3)
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Quartzite)
Sedimentary clastic rock containing SiO2 and iron oxides