Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
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Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Weathered quartz-mica schist
Quartz–muscovite/biotite schist, locally iron-oxide stained
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely ironstone or weathered chert with an iron-oxide spot
Silicified sedimentary rock, possibly ferruginous chert (microcrystalline SiO₂ with Fe oxides)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock) with SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) veins
Chert on Volcanic Host Rock
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) within Basalt or Andesite
Citrine Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Amygdule
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Likely garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Garnet amphibolite or garnet-bearing schist; chiefly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) with amphibole, mica, and quartz
Okenite
Okenite, Ca3Si6O15·6H2O
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Citrine or Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper / Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely mica schist
Mica-rich schist, probably biotite–quartz–feldspar schist
Vesicular basalt with secondary mineralization
Mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene, with iron oxides and likely zeolite/calcite infillings
Quartz vein in host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz; host rock is uncertain from the photo
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss/schist (tentative; image resolution limits certainty)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with secondary Iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) precipitation
Banded gneiss
Quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly biotite-bearing; exact identification requires testing
Vesicular basalt with secondary zeolite/mineral crusts
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase–pyroxene ± olivine; cavities partly filled by zeolites or calcite
Small pale mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered quartz, calcite, or light-colored limestone
Weathered quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or quartzite
Quartz-rich gneiss/quartzite with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide alteration
Geode with Iron-Stained Quartz/Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Quartzite (SiO2)
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely garnet-bearing schist or gneiss
Mica schist/gneiss containing quartz, feldspar, mica, and probable almandine garnet
Tourmaline-rich schist (likely black tourmaline)
Schist containing schorl, Fe-rich NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Chert (Jasper / Petrified Wood)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky or partially included rock crystal
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Likely white quartz or quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly a small polished/tumbled specimen