Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
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Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Dream Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
River Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (primarily composed of silica and clay minerals)
Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions
Labradorite (a variety of Anorthosite or Plagioclase)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar series), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Siltstone/Sandstone (possibly Wonderstone or Picture Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains, primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)
Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or Oxidation)
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Iron Oxide Fe2O3 staining)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite), amorphous SiO2
Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich)
Scoriaceous Basalt / Oxidized Vesicular Basalt
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite
Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Granite (Pink/Red variety)
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, K-Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.
Pink Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by Alkali Feldspar)