Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Quartzite)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Category
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Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Quartzite)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Banded gneiss, probably granitic gneiss
Foliated gneiss composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar—orthoclase/microcline and plagioclase—and dark mica, commonly biotite K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Aphanitic extrusive mafic igneous rock)
Epidote with Quartz
Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Chert (Arrowhead)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe++)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Tumbled Yellow Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive igneous rock
Basalt with Phenocrysts
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Basalt (Polished)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Granite River Rock
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
River Pebble (Granite/Gneiss)
Granitic Pebble / Quartz-Feldspar Aggregate
Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Grey Quartz (likely Smoky Quartz or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (with Quartz Vein)
Meta-quartzite (SiO2-dominated metamorphic rock)
Granite / Quartz Vein Rock
Granitoid with Quartz (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock)
Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock
Mica-rich Schist fragment
Mica Schist
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
River Stone (likely Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz with Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Quartzite with Iron Staining
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)