Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
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Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (variety of Pumpellyite) - Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Red Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
River Quartz Pitting/Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chert (Iron-rich or Jasperoid)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone pattern)
Diorite
Greenstone (Greenschist)
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sulfur (in host rock)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive volcanic rock)
Agate (Thunderegg segment)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz/Chalcedony
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Muscovite/Biotite Schist with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Nodule
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Brecciated or Veined)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Slate
Slate (Low-grade foliated metamorphic rock)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Granitic Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Granite (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Green Slate (Greenstone)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Chlorite/Epidote)