Schist
Mica Schist
Category
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Schist
Mica Schist
Magnetite / Iron-Rich Concretion
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Bog Iron Limonite
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / MgCO3 (Magnesite substrate)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation
Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper influence)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Quartz in Pegmatite Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Almandine Garnet (weathered)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone (Weathered)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Botryoidal Smithsonite
Smithsonite (Zinc Carbonate, ZnCO3)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Belemnoit (Fossil)
Belemnoidea (Order), Rostrum / Guard
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chrysocolla and Malachite Beads
Hydrated copper silicates (Chrysocolla) and Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Chalcedony / Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chrysocolla and Azurite on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla) and Copper carbonate hydroxide Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite with Quartz (Gossan)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Hemimorphite on Limonite Gossan
Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O) on Limonite matrix
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Chert (Field Stone/Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)