Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
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Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia
Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff
Sandstone (with minor quartz and possible clay components)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Rugose Coral)
Antophyllum (Hexagonaria) or Scleractinia (CaCO3)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Citrine Quartz Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria
Yellow Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Brown Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
River Quartz / Quartzite Pebbles
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (Nodule/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Amber (Cherry or Red variety)
Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2), a variety of Actinolite-Tremolite
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basaltic Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt/Andesite)
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety
Greenstone / Greenstone Pebble
Greenschist (metamorphosed basalt or gabbro)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Basalt (River Rock pebble)
Basalt (a mafic extrusive igneous rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)