Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxides)
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Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxides)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled citrine quartz (likely heat-treated amethyst)
Quartz, SiO₂; crystalline variety citrine
Sandstone (Feldspathic / Arkose)
Sandstone (SiO2 with variable mineral grains)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Chalcedony (likely common gray chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished hematite-rich ironstone
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely with magnetite and iron-rich jasper/goethite
Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Red jasper (likely hematite-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides, chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Yellow-brown quartz/chalcedony fragment
Quartz, SiO₂; likely microcrystalline chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble with Hematite Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Opal (Prase Opal)
SiO2 · nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite (Polished Sphere)
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Citrine Quartz (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Microcline (K(AlSi3O8))
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Chlorastrolite (Isle Royale Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite-(Mg,Fe2+): Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2∙H2O)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Sand/Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded iron-rich pebble
Likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides
Granite or granitic rock fragment
Felsic intrusive igneous rock, typically quartz + feldspar + mica; exact species uncertain from the image
Diorite (Spotted)
Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)
Milky quartz (rough quartz specimen)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Stromatolite
Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria-formed Organo-sedimentary structure)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)