Muscovite Schist
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz and muscovite mica
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Muscovite Schist
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz and muscovite mica
Quartz Sand
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Carved Gemstone Mushroom
Quartz / Feldspar composite (Carved lapidary art)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide banding
Polished malachite
Malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), a hydrated copper carbonate hydroxide
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Polished malachite slab
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; likely polished and possibly resin-stabilized
Shale
Laminated Mudstone (Shale)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Blue-green faceted gemstone, likely turquoise or treated turquoise
Turquoise: hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Chalcedony Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fuchsite or Green Mica Schist
Muscovite variant (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Cr)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)
Barite Rose
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert (Iron-Stained)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly stabilized or dyed material
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)
Blue Kyanite in Schist
Al2SiO5 in Mica Schist
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Basalt
Basalt
Bauxite (Laterite)
Hydrated aluminum oxides (Al2O3·nH2O)
Quartz or possibly Jasper/Chert. Looks like a tumbled or water-worn stone.
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Fossilized bone fragment
Mineral-replaced vertebrate bone, commonly apatite [Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH,Cl)]
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Moonstone-like Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Turquoise cabochon jewelry
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment
Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils
Fossil crocodilian skull and jaws
Crocodyliform fossil; exact genus and species cannot be determined from the image