Quartz (Granular)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Granular)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; possibly gneissic granite
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor iron-oxide staining and inclusions
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Purple), Sulfur (Yellow), and Blue Apatite
SiO2 (Quartz), S (Native Sulfur), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Apatite Group)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Calcite on Matrix
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica
Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)
Gneiss
Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Indeterminate; appears to contain quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining, possibly from quartzite, granite, or pegmatite
Weathered vesicular volcanic rock (likely basalt or andesite)
Amygdaloidal basalt/andesite; cavities may contain calcite, zeolites, or silica minerals
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Granite Gravel (Pebble)
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Mica
Phlogopite or Biotite group (KMg3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Feldspar-rich igneous rock, likely granite or gneiss fragment
Granite-like quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Iron-stained quartz rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous quartz or quartz-rich breccia
Epidote with Quartz Vein
Epidote-bearing metamorphic rock with quartz (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na4Al3(SiO4)3Cl (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
Tumbled blue-gray mineral specimen, likely labradorite
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximate formula (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)