Vesicular Basalt (or Porphyritic Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
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Vesicular Basalt (or Porphyritic Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Basalt with Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky and Citrine-type Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Obsidian / Amorphous Volcanic Glass (main component: SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz (Milk Quartz / Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diabase (Greenstone Pebble)
Diabase or Dolerite
Smoky Quartz Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Vesicular Basalt
Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with plagioclase phenocrysts)
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich Granite)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Basalt with Weathered Surface
Basalt
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic glass), 70-75% SiO2
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Granodiorite / Granite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Basalt with Mineral Vein (Cobble)
Basalt (with likely Quartz/Calcite vein)
Chalcedony (Common Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)