Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
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Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Copper and Quartz beads
Native Copper (Cu) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky quartz (rough quartz specimen)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Pink Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Quartz with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled honey calcite (probable)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartz Pebble (often referred to as 'Sea Glass' or 'River Stone' when worn smooth)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (in Peridotite/Dunite form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished basalt (likely vesicular basalt)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron-titanium oxides
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Muscovite–biotite schist; principally muscovite mica, biotite, quartz, and feldspar
Polished labradorite
Labradorite, plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Sandstone
Sedimentary quartz arenite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Quartzite / Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Pumice
Pumice
Quartz-bearing granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Granite (likely biotite granite)
Coarse-grained granitic rock; chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Metallic iron meteorite fragments (probable)
Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) with possible taenite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite
Olivine/Peridot
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Polished amber-colored stone, possibly chert or jasper
Uncertain from image; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if chert/jasper