Sandstone
Arenite (Sandstone)
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Sandstone
Arenite (Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz and Iron Oxide
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with possible Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions), SiO2
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)
Quartz-bearing volcanic rock, likely vesicular basalt
Basalt with secondary quartz (SiO₂) and possible zeolite/chalcedony infill
Mica Schist with Garnet
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)
Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw and Water-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper in gray host rock (likely hematite-stained quartzite or rhyolite)
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide coloration; exact host uncertain from image
Weathered quartz-rich river cobble, possibly quartzite
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂), tentatively identified
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)