Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
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Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Calamites (Fossilized Horsetail)
Calamites suckowii (Family: Calamitaceae)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock with secondary mineralization)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8))
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Felsic)
Basalt with Limonite stains
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, or Silicon Dioxide)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Flexicalymene Trilobite Fossil
Flexicalymene meeki (Order Phacopida, Family Calymenidae)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (dominated by Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Porphyritic Basalt
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Minerals
Basalt containing secondary mineralization (likely Chlorite, Celadonite, or Zeolites)
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Travertine
Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Variscite in Matrix
Variscite (AlPO4 · 2H2O)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide), a variety of Chalcedony
Agate (or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Geode nodule fragment)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Howlite
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 + Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica/specimen)
Tyrannosaurus rex (fossilized in permineralized sedimentary matrix)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Turquoise (set in silver jewelry)
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)