Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
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Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ironstone Nodule (Ironstone Concretion)
Siderite-rich Mudstone (FeCO3) or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite
Dendritic Agate (also known as Dendritic Siltstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
River Pebble (Basalt/Greywacke)
Weathered Basalt or Fine-Grained Greywacke
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone / Ironstone (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sapphire (Corundum variety)
Sapphire (Al₂O₃)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Fragment
Otodus megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon fossil)
Gneiss
Gneiss
River Pebble (Greywacke or Basaltic)
Massive Greywacke or Basaltic Andesite
Agate (or Banded Agate)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline form of Quartz); Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Jasper with Manganese Dendrites
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Chert (containing fossil leaf impression)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Green Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine) Geode
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper (Yellow/Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone
Wishing Stone with Quartz Veins
Quartzite or Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Weathered Quartzite or Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Ironstone concretion (Fe2O3 with a sandstone core)
River Cobbles (Basalt, Quartzite, and Sandstone mix)
Fluvial detritus (primarily SiO2, Plagioclase, and Pyroxene mix)
Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Greisen
Greisen
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Chert (Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)