Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Basalt with Scoria/Vesicular Texture
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite Cobble (River Stone)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Pink Granite (Potassium-rich Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
River Pebble (Gabbro or Basalt)
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Red Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich Granite)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite, rich in Potassium Feldspar)
Basalt with Plagioclase Feldspar
Basalt (mafic extrusive igneous rock) with plagioclase feldspar phenocrysts
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt with Limonite stains
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock rich in Alkali Feldspar and Quartz)
Basalt River Stone
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)
Granite (Pink/Potassium-rich)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Topaz
Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities