Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
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Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Metamorphic rock outcrop, likely schist or gneiss
Foliated metamorphic rock; exact mineral assemblage cannot be determined from the image
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dearest Ring (Gemstones)
Mixed Gemstones: Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Sapphire (Al2O3), Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Green Aventurine
SiO2
Likely marble or crystalline limestone
Calcite-rich marble (CaCO₃); image-based identification is uncertain
Small quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz
River Pebble
Quartzite or mixed lithology rock
Landscape Pebbles
Mixed Quartz and Limestone Gravel
River Pebble
Polished Quartzite or Mixed Lithology
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled feldspar-rich granite
Granite, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with dark biotite or amphibole
Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite)
Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Weathered, veined rock fragment (likely granite or gneiss)
Probable granitic gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Pink granite
Granite; quartz–alkali feldspar–plagioclase–biotite assemblage
Clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Red coral (coral beads)
Precious coral, usually Corallium spp.; composed primarily of calcium carbonate (calcite)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger Iron
Mixed Quartz, Hematite, and Tiger's Eye
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)
Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)
Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone