Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite or Quartz Vein Material
SiO2
Granite fragment
Granite
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 - specific variety for Seraphinite due to its fibrous inclusions and chatoyancy.
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic rock, primarily silica-rich volcanic glass (commonly rhyolitic or dacitic)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of silica-rich minerals like quartz and feldspar)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Granite Pebble
Igneous Intrusive Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Phenocrysts)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Pink granite (likely weathered)
Granite; predominantly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Brown Sandstone Pebble
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Coarse-grained mica-bearing metamorphic rock, likely schist
Mica schist, probably muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
Weathered basalt or mafic volcanic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine
Vesicular volcanic rock, possibly weathered basalt or scoria
Basaltic scoria/vesicular basalt; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-titanium oxides
Rounded basalt pebble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with minor olivine or magnetite
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2-rich)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusion
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)