Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
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Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix
Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)
Eudialyte in Matrix
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3
Basalt with Mineral Vein (Cobble)
Basalt (with likely Quartz/Calcite vein)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite mixture)
Metamorphic rock (Commonly Gneissic)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Chalcedony / SiO2)
Chert (Nodular)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Plume Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Sapphire (Basaltic Blue Sapphire)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Crystalline Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz with Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-veined Siltstone/Greywacke
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz Infill (SiO2 vein)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Chert (Jasper type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orca Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with various inclusions
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Agate/Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded River Cobble with Mafic Dike
Hydrothermally altered Graywacke or Sandstone with Mafic Intrusion