Quartz Geode (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Geode (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
Jasper and Basalt Mix (Dark Chert/Basalt River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Rounded gray pebble, likely limestone or fine-grained basalt
Indeterminate from image; possible micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃) or basalt (plagioclase, pyroxene, minor oxides)
River Pebble (Greywacke or Basaltic)
Massive Greywacke or Basaltic Andesite
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
River Rock
Various, often Sandstone, Basalt, or Granite
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Jasper and Basalt (Mixed Breccia or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferromagnesian silicates
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Gravel or Crushed Stone
Fragmented Aggregate Stone
River Rock (Glacial Cobbles)
Fluvial Alluvium (Mixed lithology including Quartzite, Basalt, and Granite)
River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)
Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone
Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Geode body
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz Geode (with Agate banding)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote (or Epidote-rich rock)
Epidote. Mineral formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH).
Tumbled white quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mixed small mineral specimens, likely quartz varieties
Uncertain from the image; translucent pieces may be quartz (SiO₂), while golden-brown pieces could be iron-stained quartz or calcite
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Small quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz
Dalmatian Jasper
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mica
Mica group (often Muscovite or Biotite)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)