Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Chert or quartzite pebble (tentative; mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
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Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Chert or quartzite pebble (tentative; mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or milky quartz
Mostly microcrystalline or crystalline quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Granodiorite with Quartz Veining
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase Feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite/Hornblende) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Polished serpentine pendulum
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Quartz (River-worn Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)
Rounded pink granite pebble
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica or amphibole
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Mica schist (possibly garnet–mica schist)
Muscovite–biotite schist; chiefly quartz, feldspar, muscovite, and biotite
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert or chalcedony
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Green fluorite (likely)
Fluorite — calcium fluoride, CaF₂
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Mica-rich schist
Muscovite–biotite schist, commonly quartz-bearing
Quartz (in matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz aggregate, SiO₂, commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or quartzite fragment
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining
Tumbled yellow quartz (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; yellow color from trace iron or irradiation/heat-related coloration
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Polished pink quartzite or jasper
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂; possibly iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicified Rhyolite or Orbicular Jasper (SiO2)