Grey Quartz (likely Smoky Quartz or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Grey Quartz (likely Smoky Quartz or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with Feldspar Phenocrysts
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Biotite Mica in Quartz
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg, Fe)3AlSi3O10(F, OH)2
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Tumbled red/purple quartz, possibly garnet
Likely quartz (SiO₂), potentially amethyst or iron-stained quartz; identification is uncertain from the blurry image
Brecciated stone pebble
Breccia
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue
Quartzite Pebble (with Quartz Vein)
Meta-quartzite (SiO2-dominated metamorphic rock)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
Sunstone with Black Tourmaline (Arfvedsonite)
Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with Schorl Na(Fe3+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite Buchsam)
Silicate Mineral (Phyllosilicate family)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix
Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (predominantly quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite)
Biotite-rich schist (mica schist)
Mica schist, chiefly biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH,F)₂), with possible quartz and feldspar
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock (Acidic)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (porphyritic texture)
Basalt with Epidote (Porphyritic Basalt)
Mafic Porphyritic Basalt with (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) inclusions
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite with Hornblende phenocrysts
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed polished river pebbles, predominantly quartzite and quartz
Quartzite (SiO₂), quartz (SiO₂), with possible feldspar-rich and iron-stained lithologies
Mica
Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Muscovite (White Mica)
Muscovite - Potassium aluminum silicate: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Tumbled golden-brown crystal, possibly citrine or quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), tentatively iron-stained or heat-treated citrine
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Asphaltum / Bitumen-Aggregate Matrix
Basalt with Weathering Crust
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock