Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)
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Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)
Tumbled quartz pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, possibly milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide/hydroxide coatings and minor host-rock inclusions
Tumbled smoky quartz with iron-stained inclusions
Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz variety
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)
Chert with Calcite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) intrusions
Milky Quartz (among River Rock)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered green-gray stone, likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock
Probable serpentinite (antigorite–lizardite), possibly chlorite schist or altered basalt
Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidote and Quartz)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Celadonite in Amygdaloidal Basalt
K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2 (Celadonite mineral) within a Basalt matrix
Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Unidentified translucent mineral fragment, possibly calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), tentative identification
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brecciated jasper with iron-oxide and dark silicate inclusions
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Smooth river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; likely fine-grained quartz-rich sandstone, siltstone, or weathered chert
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vuggy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz pebble, likely iron-stained quartz or citrine
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly ferruginous quartz or pale citrine
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pink / Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Frosted Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2
Calcite crystal fragment
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)