Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Limonite oxides)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)
Red Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Red Sandstone (Arkose)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Arkose)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Sandstone (primarily composed of silica, SiO2)
Unidentified gray stone
Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely with a contrasting siltstone or fine-grained sandstone band
Tufa (Vesicular Limestone)
Tufa (form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony replacing $SiO_2$)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Paleoxylon (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Siliconized Wood (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite or Quartz (SiO2/Silicates)
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
Weathered serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite and accessory minerals
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Likely granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Granite boulder
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and minor mica/amphibole
Orange Quartzite / Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2-rich)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)