Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite/Mica)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss (Stream-worn Cobble)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert (specifically Chert Nodule/Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow or Tan variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities
Chalcedony (Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as a Flint or River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (clastic sediment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (likely Grewingkia or Heliophyllum species); Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Nuummite
Nuummite (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade, predominantly SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (Lazurite is the primary constituent mineral)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Garnet
Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)