Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
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Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Golden Sheen Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass) with inclusions of gas bubbles and mineral crystals (e.g., hematite, magnetite) causing the sheen
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with nickel inclusions; SiO2
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Banded Iron Formation containing Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Red Jasper (Heliotrope family variant)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Common Variety, Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite and Rose Quartz
Fluorite (CaF2), Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Fairburn Agate / Agate-bearing Breccia
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Jasper/Breccia matrix
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Lace Agate (specifically Red Lace Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium or Manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Granite (specifically Red Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High in Alkali Feldspar and Quartz)
Diorite
Intrusive Igneous Diorite (intermediate composition)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 stained)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Specular Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)