Quartz (Rose Quartz / Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Rose Quartz / Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (FeOx-rich)
Pink feldspar fragment (probable orthoclase or microcline)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, Plagioclase)
Titanium Quartz (Rough)
Titanium-included Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite and Sandstone Pebbles
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely milky quartz with feldspar and mica)
Granite pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and mica-group minerals
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂)
Quartz (with probable host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled brown translucent stone, likely quartz/jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chalcedony or jasper
Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (70-75% SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Weathered gray granitic rock
Granite, likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Quartz in Matrix (or Quartz Vein Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), microcrystalline or massive variety
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (with Iron Staining)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (primary composition: SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)