White Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
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White Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); if granular and foliated, likely quartzite
Quartz pebble with a conchoidal chip
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Lichen-covered graywacke or granitic glacial cobble
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica rock, possibly weathered granite or granodiorite
Quartz (Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Glacially transported granite and gneiss boulders
Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica); banded specimens likely gneiss
White quartz pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Yellow Quartzite pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Pebble
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly gneiss if foliation is confirmed
Likely quartz-rich river pebble
Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Likely weathered mica-rich rock fragment
Probable schist, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (plutonic felsic intrusive rock)
Granite (Gneissic / Weathered Pebble)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz / Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Gold (in Jewelry)
Gold (Au)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Quartz (Smoky/Rose Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (Porphyritic) / Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granodiorite / Diorite)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded gray-green beach pebble
Likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock; exact identification requires testing
Quartz (Clear/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble (probable quartzite or silicified rock)
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph