Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)
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Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)
Turquoise (likely Sleeping Beauty variety or treated Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminium phosphate)
Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Opal
Hydrated silica (SiO2 "n H2O)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Chalcedony (likely Common Opal or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with high iron oxide content)
Jasper (var. Ocean or Polychrome Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and mineral inclusions
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic arenite / Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite (on Quartz/Host Rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS₂)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (Sandstone with iron oxide banding)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of sand-sized grains, 0.0625 to 2 mm)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz with Schist Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in micaceous schist
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartz / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite Nodule
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites/Oxide coatings
Arenite with Pyrolusite and Romanechite (MnO2)