Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
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Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (Tumbled)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Chert (Brecciated or Veined)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Shale Matrix
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varietal Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Chert / Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (includes Flint & Jasper)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, chemical formula SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper and Yellow Chert (Tumbled)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2