Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
Category
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Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite)
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chalcedony (Agate Nodules)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goethite / Limonite Gossan
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH))
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (with differential weathering)
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Earthy Hematite / Goethite Surface
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3 – α-FeO(OH))
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Pyrite-rich Ore
Pyrite (FeS2) with secondary minerals
Chalcedony Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz / Common Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) inclusions
Calcite on Matrix
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Reddish Brown Claystone or Siltstone
Argillite / Siltstone / Claystone
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Limonite (Gossan)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert with Iron Oxide Staining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion
Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Microcrystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Quartz
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (Grain/Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)