Chert (with Liesegang Banding)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (with Liesegang Banding)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
Falcon's Eye (Blue Tiger's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
River Cobble (Gneiss/Migmatite)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Vanadinite
Lead Chlorovanadate, Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Petrified Wood / Red Jasper
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Cobaltian Calcite
Cobalt-bearing Calcite (Ca,Co)CO3
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnet-Mica Schist (X-Y)3Z2(SiO4)3
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Ferruginous Sandstone (ironstone)
Sandstone with iron oxide cement (limonite/hematite)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Gastropod Fossil
Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
Brown Jasper / River Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Garnet-Bearing Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hydrated iron oxide impurities (Goethite or Limonite)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Bivalve Fossil (Shell Fragment)
Class Bivalvia (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Apatite on Albite
Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Blue Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4