Selenite (variety of Gypsum)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
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Selenite (variety of Gypsum)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Vanadinite
Lead Chlorovanadate, Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Andesite Porphyry (River Cobble)
Porphyritic Andesite
Fire Opal (in matrix)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite or Magnesite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum / CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pebble (Likely Basalt or Siltstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock or mafic volcanic rock
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-rich or Jasperoid)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale (with minor calcite veining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite or Granodiorite (weathered fieldstone)
Granitoid
Turquoise and Red Coral
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Corallium rubrum (Red Coral)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities (Fe2O3)
Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Gneissic or Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of SiO2)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chrysocolla Cuprite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Quartz (Clear/White)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sagenitic Agate (with Goethite/Rutile inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hydrous ferric oxide inclusions
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Basalt (containing CaCO3 inclusions)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone (Painted)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal felsic extrusive rock
Chalcopyrite in Quartz (Gossan/Iron Hat)
CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)