Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
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Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Silty Sand / Loam
Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment (Silicon Dioxide / Alumino-silicates mixture)
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert / Flint (with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (SiO2)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock composed of Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by Alkali Feldspar)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite
Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (SiO2 with Iron Oxides)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Silty Shale
Silty Shale (Fissile Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (Fe2O3 heavy)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Muscovite (White Mica)
Muscovite - Potassium aluminum silicate: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Olivine (in Peridotite/Dunite form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)