Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
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Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Hematite (Botryoidal / Kidney Ore)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Botryoidal Goethite
Goethite (α-Fe3+O(OH))
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Weathered brown rock, likely sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary stone
Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shell
Invertebrate fossil (phylum Mollusca)
Feldspar
Aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Red Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Sedimentary Quartz Arenite with SiO2 vein
Mixed Rock Collection
Polymineralic aggregate
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper or Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Geode with Quartz and Iron Oxide
Silicon dioxide with iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Celestite
Celestine (SrSO4)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia
Shale
Sedimentary pelitic rock
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Shale or Siltstone
Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock
Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony nodule)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fools Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Geode (Unopened)
Quartz/Chalcedony concretion
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Snow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)