Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Potassium Alveolar Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
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Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Potassium Alveolar Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold-bearing Quartz Ore
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 + Au)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Grit)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished red banded stone, likely rhodonite
Rhodonite — manganese inosilicate, MnSiO₃; possibly rhodochrosite or dyed quartz
Iron-Nickel Meteorite
Siderite (Iron Meteorite)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxides)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar specimen)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (or Chalcedony) Specimen
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Sodalite
Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Green Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Quartzite with Iron Staining
Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel
Detrital Sedimentary Fragments (mostly SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentine subgroup (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz Boulder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Likely quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, possibly iron-stained
Tumbled quartz (likely rose or milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered granite (likely with accessory quartz)
Granite; chiefly quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Tumbled orange calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, possibly milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide/hydroxide coatings and minor host-rock inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Green)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)