Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Limonite (SiO2 + FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (likely Sandstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Matrix
Polished crescent-shaped stone pendant
Likely black jade, basalt, or other dark silicate stone; exact identification requires testing
Quartz with Mica/Schist inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy or Chalcedony variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); if granular and foliated, likely quartzite
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with impurities)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidite Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Obsidian with Matrix
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Mainly SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz with Arsenopyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Arsenic Sulfide (FeAsS)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulitic Cristobalite Inclusion
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)