Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Mineral
Category
Sedimentary (Secondary Classification For A Weathered Mineral Specimen)
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Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
mineral
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
sedimentary
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
metamorphic
Red Vanadinite on Matrix
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
mineral
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
mineral
Basalt
Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock
Igneous
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Mineral
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)
sedimentary
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)
sedimentary
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
igneous
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)
Hydrated aluminum oxides, primarily Al(OH)3, AlO(OH)
sedimentary
Basalt (Weathered Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene
igneous
Diamond
Carbon (C)
mineral
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
mineral
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
igneous
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Oxides
mineral
Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Basalt with Amygdule
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
igneous
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Ferruginous Quartz
Iron-stained Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
mineral
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
mineral
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
igneous
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
mineral
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
igneous
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
sedimentary
Basalt (with possible mineral veining)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Igneous
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Sedimentary
Granite Pebble
Felsic Igneous Rock (Granitic composition)
igneous
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Epidote/Quartz mineral infill
igneous
Quartzite with Iron Staining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
metamorphic
Chert (River Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Pink Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with artificial dyes
mineral