Amethyst (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
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Amethyst (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) Geode
Greenstone (Epidisite / Chlorite Schist)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+,Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Chlorite)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Amethyst (Quartz variety)
Amethyst [Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)]
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Arrowhead (Archaeological Lithic)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Blue Quartz with Dumortierite/Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) containing Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Gold Ore in Quartz/Schist
Auriferous Quartz and Sulfide-bearing Schist
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Fe2O3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)