Bloodstone
Chalcedony (Quartz)
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Bloodstone
Chalcedony (Quartz)
Rounded chert or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or agate-like chalcedony
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Fossil Snail
Gastropoda (fossilized)
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a pale chert or quartzite fragment
Quartz-Veined Slate or Greenstone
Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Quartz Druze (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone with iron oxide (Hematite/Limonite) cement
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with iron oxide inclusions), SiO2
Jasper with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities
Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone
Hematite–goethite-rich material (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH)); possibly industrial iron slag
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Stratified Siliciclastic / Arenite or Siltstone with Mineral Bands
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Igneous Rock
Polished black agate slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, with iron/manganese staining
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossil Chondrichthyes (various genera such as Carcharias or Odontaspis)
Chert / Flint Nodular Fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, possibly quartzite
Quartzite; primarily crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with minor feldspar, mica, or iron oxides
Vein Quartz in Basalt or Chert
Silica-veined dark lithic rock (Quartz veins in microcrystalline matrix)
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich river pebble, likely milky quartz
Milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartzite or quartz-rich silicate pebble
Granitic Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Granite (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
Pink Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (MnSiO3)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Coal
Bituminous Coal (organic sedimentary rock)
Likely basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and often olivine
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (or Mudstone with Septarian Cracking)
Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Claystone)
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Rough Diamond (Bort)
Diamond (C)
Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fragment
Mammuthus / Mammut molar fragment