Biotite (Mica)
Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
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Biotite (Mica)
Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel
Detrital Sedimentary Fragments (mostly SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Granite
Granite
Unknown Dark Stone
Unknown
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Basalt (Weathered River Pebble)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine, Pyrope)
Amethyst Beads
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron impurities)
Serpentine Pebble
Serpentine ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Nile Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Tumbled)
Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Fluorite (Purple Octahedron)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Amber Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Hematite
Iron(III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Greenstone
Greenschist (Greened Metabasalt)