Calcite with iron staining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
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Calcite with iron staining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Weathered foliated metamorphic rock, likely schist or gneiss
Micaceous schist/gneiss; composition likely quartz, feldspar, mica, and altered mafic minerals
Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation
Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Limonite or Ironstone Nodule
Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite Nodule
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide)
Limonite Nodules / Goethite
Hydrated Iron Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3·nH2O)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Optical Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Mineral and Rock Collection (Assorted)
Mixed collection including Quartz (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities), Rose Quartz, and Aventurine
Quartz Geode (with Calcite influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with possible Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Translucent Chalcedony
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (translucent water-worn pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Siltstone with Fossil Cast
Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Variscite (or potentially a turquoise/variscite matrix cabochon, or an impression jasper)
AlPO4·2H2O (Variscite) or related phosphate/silicate material depending on exact composition
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite with Trace Fossils
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode
Quartz nodule / Chalcedony-lined cavity
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Polished orbicular stone, likely granite or diorite
Granite–diorite, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, and dark amphibole/biotite
Garnet in Host Rock
Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)