Drupa Quartz (Sparkly Drusy Quartz on Matrix)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on host rock
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Drupa Quartz (Sparkly Drusy Quartz on Matrix)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on host rock
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization)
Arenite
Pumice
Pumicite (Volcanic glass with vesicular texture)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Lepidoblastic Mica Schist
Sandstone
Arenite
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Red Sandstone
Arenite
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Iron Ore (Hematite/Goethite)
Ironstone (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining
Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Schistose metamorphic rock rich in Muscovite/Biotite)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz River Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Banded)
Clastic Terrigenous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Massive Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Hornblende)
Pumice
Pumiceous rhyolite