Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
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Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Pale green translucent mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly fluorite, calcite, or glassy quartz
Mica Schist with Garnet
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Sandstone (Red Flagstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
Likely pyrite-bearing rock or pyrite fragment
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with quartz or carbonate matrix
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Turquenite (Dyed Howlite)
Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Turquoise-style beaded bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Dyed Quartz Crystals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Earthy iron-rich clay or weathered laterite
Hydrated iron oxides and clay minerals, commonly goethite/hematite with kaolinite or illite
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil shell fragment
Indeterminate molluscan bioclast, likely aragonite or calcite
Chert (Sedimentary Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite (Concretion)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Beach Agate / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Chert/Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Extrusive Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)
Quartz pebble in concrete
Quartz (SiO₂), embedded in Portland-cement concrete
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Slate
Small white mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly calcite (CaCO₃)
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
Botryoidal hematite (ironstone)
Hematite, α-Fe₂O₃, likely with goethite and iron-rich matrix
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (Magnetite-Hematite-Chert)
Petrified Coral (Agatized Coral)
Fossilized Anthozoa (Silicon Dioxide replacement - SiO2)
Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
Small tumbled quartz-like pebble
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chalcedony or feldspar
Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminum silicate), likely with malachite/azurite and copper sulfides
Red Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sandstone / Weathered Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Quartz-rich Clastic Rock
Red jasper (tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides