Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
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Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz pebble / River stone
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
Basalt with Epidote (Porphyry)
Basalt (with inclusions of Epidote/Feldspar)
Dendritic Opal (Common Opal)
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Satin Spar (Selenite variant)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Greywacke (River Pebble)
Dirty Sandstone (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Native Gold Nuggets
Native Gold (Au)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
Jasper (Green Jasper / Bloodstone variant base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of chlorite and iron oxides
Spondylus Oyster Calcification / Fossilized Oyster
Spondylus (Thorny Oyster) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (with Limonite staining)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Red Porphyry
Porphyritic Andesite or Rhyolite
Jasper or Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Megalodon Tooth
Otodus megalodon
Fossiliferous Limestone (Gritstone/Marl)
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions
Oolite or Oolitic Limestone
Oolitic Limestone (Principal mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Chert (specifically Blue or Grey Chert/Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite Syenite
Sodalite-bearing Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Greywacke (River Pebble with Quartz Veins)
Greywacke (Indurated Sandstone); Veins: SiO2 (Quartz)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)
Chert (Jasper/Quartzite river stone)
Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite or Dacite Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Basalt (River-worn Pebble)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)