Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
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Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz), SiO2
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Black Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Milky Quartz in Epidote Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Vuggy Quartz / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Tumbled sodalite (probable)
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue-dyed jasper or lapis lazuli
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Chert (Iron-Stained)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with minor mineral crusting
Sideromelane / Extrusive Igneous Rock
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Garnet
Almandine-Pyrope group, X3Y2(SiO4)3
Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Garnet (Almandine-Pyrope)
Almandine-Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Epidote
Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)