Quartzite
Silica (SiO2)
Category
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Quartzite
Silica (SiO2)
Iolite-bearing Gneiss (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Mg2Al4Si5O18) in Gneiss matrix
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Pegmatite
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Ironstone (likely Ferruginous Siltstone/Sandstone)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeOx-rich clastic)
Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite (or Quartz Rich Conglomerate)
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Granite (Core Sample)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Basalt Arrowhead (worked stone)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Muscovite/Biotite Schist with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Flint (Polished Stripe Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine-bearing Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate and Amethyst (Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz and Crystalline Quartz
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with trace impurities of iron oxides)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Banded Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz