Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic quartz sandstone)
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Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic quartz sandstone)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Epidotite (Unakite-related Epidote)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Rough Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group; Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Heulandite with Stilbite
Heulandite-Ca ((Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O) and Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O)
Orbicular Jasper (Eye Jasper / Kambaba-like pattern)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely serpentine pebble
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2 with minor iron oxides)
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
River Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Quartz (Inclusion-filled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Epidosite (Epidote-Quartz rock)
Epidote-rich hydrothermal rock
Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Stilbite
Stilbite-Ca (Hydrated calcium sodium aluminum silicate), NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chrysocolla Cuprite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)