Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Category
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Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (River-worn Pebble)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Quartzite (or Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Granite (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartzite (Quartz-rich Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyritic Quartzite
Metequartzite with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions
Shattuckite (Blue Quartz/Jasper Matrix)
Shattuckite (Copper Silicate Hydroxide - Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2)
Cone-in-cone structure (Limestone)
Cone-in-cone structure (Secondary Sedimentary Structure)
Sandstone (with potential trace fossils)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion with Quartz
Limonite with Quartz (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Agate (Varietal form of Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz/Zeolite Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with SiO2 or CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O infill)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of hydrous aluminum oxides: Al(OH)3 & AlO(OH))
Red Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Class); commonly Clypeasteroida for sand dollar types
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (alpha-Fe2O3)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 with Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Limonite with Goethite
Iron Hydroxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gossan (with Limonite and Hematite)
Gossanous iron-oxide rock (Fe2O3 · nH2O)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Milky Quartz with Epidote or Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Minerals
Basalt containing secondary mineralization (likely Chlorite, Celadonite, or Zeolites)
Basalt (Weathered/River worn)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Dyed Blue Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite Cobble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)