Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Polished orbicular ocean jasper
Silicified volcanic rock; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar, chlorite, and iron-oxide inclusions
Polished green aventurine (likely)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded brown pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite
Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominated); exact identification requires testing
Quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite fragment
Likely quartz arenite; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite (mostly SiO₂)
Tumbled blue chalcedony or pale aquamarine-like quartz
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly blue quartz; visual identification is uncertain
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz; possibly quartz-rich pegmatite
Quartz Vein on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone or Weathered Conglomerate
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz-rich)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Cobble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, mainly SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Conglomerate or Gritstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dark basalt or fine-grained mafic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron-titanium oxides
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Copper and Quartz beads
Native Copper (Cu) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)