Weathered Sedimentary Rock with Liesegang Rings
Sandstone or Siltstone with Iron Oxide Banding
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Weathered Sedimentary Rock with Liesegang Rings
Sandstone or Siltstone with Iron Oxide Banding
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S8)
Agate Nodule (partially vuggy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite / Diorite (Granitic Pebble)
Intrusive Felsic/Intermediate Igneous Rock
Blue-green mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or turquoise
Chrysocolla: hydrated copper phyllosilicate, approximately Cu₂H₂O₅Si; Turquoise: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Banded Sandstone Nodule
Hematite-rich Sandstone / Ferruginous Chert
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Agate (Grey Agate Slice)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (with Quartz Geode Center)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ironstone Matrix with Jasper / Chert
Ferruginous Chert / Limonitic Jasper (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide, variety of Chalcedony)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (translucent water-worn pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Gold
Gold (Native Element); Au
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz)
Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Prehnite
Prehnite, Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate (Carnelian/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Rough Quartz in Pegmatite Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Chert (with Quartz vein)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)