Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2
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Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2
Banded Agate (specifically Black Sardonyx/Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Native Gold (in Jewelry)
Gold (Au)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chalcedony (Quartz Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)
Basalt (Water-worn pebble)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt
Mafic igneous rock (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Vesicular Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt River Stone
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt (Crushed Roadstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock / Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt with Caliche
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock with Secondary Carbonate Crust
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich)
Granite (Pink/Red Granite)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar content)
Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite (highly vesicular igneous volcanic rock)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite with Orthoclase and Hematite Staining
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite (specifically Brown Granite Countertop)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite-Gabbro series)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich extrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Basalt (contains Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt with Pahoehoe flow texture
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)