Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (Fe2O3 · nH2O)
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Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (Fe2O3 · nH2O)
Brown Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)
Fragmented Sedimentary Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Specimen
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartz with Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Serafina (Serafinite / Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg5Al)(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Quartz pebble with iron inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Feldspar Specimen
SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8 (Feldspar Group)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Mixed Mineral Collection (Quartz, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Pyrite, etc.)
Mixed Silicates and Sulfides (SiO2, FeS2)
Quartz with inclusions
SiO2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper / Silicate
Weathered Sandstone Cobble
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone
Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Fossiliferous Shale
Sedimentary Clastic Rock with fossil inclusions (likely Brachiopod or Bivalve impressions)
Shale
Laminated Fissile Pelite
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Sandstone
Arenite
Shale
Argillite / Shale
Sandstone
Arenite
Silty Shale
Silty Shale (Fissile Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Shale (Ferruginous)
Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Shale
Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)
Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)