Geode (unopened)
Silica-filled Concretion (SiO2)
Category
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Geode (unopened)
Silica-filled Concretion (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dream Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron impurities
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Sedimentary rock with quartz veining
Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich Concretion (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Marble
Metamorphosed Alabaster/Limestone (CaCO3)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), specifically Microcline
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (composition: CaCO3)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Charoite
Charoite; (K,Sr,Ba,Ca)15-16(Na,Ca)8(Si,Al)24O60(OH,F)4·nH2O
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
N/A (Non-Geological Specimen)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Druzy on Matrix (likely Agate or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Blue Spinel on Marble with Phlogopite
MgAl2O4 (Spinel) in CaCO3 (Calcite/Marble) matrix
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chevron Amethyst
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Limestone (Weathered)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation
Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silica mineral, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone
Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO₂
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems
Calcite-rich Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Red Marble)
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Marl or Chalk)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Pink/Red variety)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)