Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Moss Infusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (Red Arkose)
Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Chert (Beach Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate with Argonite (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Granite Pebble
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Dolerite (Diabase)
Dolerite / Diabase
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Granite (likely a river or beach pebble)
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F (Calcium Fluorophosphate)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite (Weathered River Rock)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Diorite (or salt-and-pepper granite pebble)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Intermediate Composition)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulite inclusions (primarily Cristobalite, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)
Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.
Fossilized Fish Skeleton in Matrix
Vertebrata (Class: Actinopterygii), typically found in limestone or shale matrices
Porphyritic Basalt (likely Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt / Plagioclase Feldspar in Basal Matrix
Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also known as Eudialyte/Garnet Syenite variety)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2] within a silicate matrix