Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crushed Stone (Basalt/Gabbro)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Agate (Common Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Metaconglomerate
Protolith: Conglomerate (comprising SiO2, Al2O3, etc.)
K2 Jasper (Beads)
Granodiorite with Azurite and Malachite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (with plagioclase phenocrysts)
Sandstone
Arenite
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Tiger's Iron
Pseudomorphic Quartz Aggregate (contains SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeOOH)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Sandstone or Limestone
Sedimentary Rock
Pebble (Likely Basalt or Siltstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock or mafic volcanic rock
Chert (Iron-Stained)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Desert Varnish (on Sandstone)
Rock Varnish (composed of Manganese oxides, Iron oxides, and Clay minerals)
Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster
Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8, and Mica)