Yellow Ocherous Siltstone (Limonitic Shale)
Limonitic Siltstone / Goethite-rich Sedimentary Rock
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Yellow Ocherous Siltstone (Limonitic Shale)
Limonitic Siltstone / Goethite-rich Sedimentary Rock
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Bloodstone
Chalcedony quartz variety Heliotrope (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite alteration
River Cobble (Quartzite or Weathered Sandstone)
Arenite / Metasandstone (SiO2)
Emerald in Schist (Raw/Tumbled)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities in Mica Schist
Galena (with Matrix)
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Blue Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Orange Quartz with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite coal (High-rank coal)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Tumbled pale green mineral specimen, likely calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), tentative identification
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Lapis Lazuli (in Matrix)
Lazurite-bearing Metamorphic Rock (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2
Limonite (Iron Stone)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock
Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone
Garnet Schist
Mica Schist with Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss with Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar Injection
Likely weathered limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly calcite
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone (enriched with Iron Oxide)