Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals, primarily Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Category
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Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals, primarily Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Chert (Brecciated River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Amber Flint (Chert)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke
Ironstone Concretion (Boji Stone/Moqui Marble type)
Goethite/Hematite-encrusted Sandstone Concretion
Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mexican Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
Lavender Quartz (appearing as beads) and Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Crushed Limestone Aggregate
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide banding
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Crushed Limestone and Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Dendritic Agate/Chalcedony
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Fossil Coral
Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)
Quartz (with iron oxide staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Citrine (Quartz variant)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities, SiO2
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1,2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Favosites)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Raw Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled Chips)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst (Geode)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (in Matrix)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite as the primary component)
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)