Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein)
Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
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Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein)
Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Gold (Au)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (Silicon dioxide-rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Red Sandstone (Iron-Rich)
Arenite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode Segment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite, quartz, plagioclase)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule
Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget (or Gold Grain)
Native Gold (Au)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃:Cr)
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Class) - likely replaced by Calcite or Quartz
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)
Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Sandstone
Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)