Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Category
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Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint or chert flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities
Granite Pebble
Igneous Intrusive Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Phenocrysts)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusion
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Goethite
Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Quartz cluster, possibly druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline to coarse crystalline; associated matrix uncertain
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcilutite / Biomicrite
Brown Sandstone Pebble
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered pumice or scoria
Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with possible iron oxides
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Sandstone (with potential mineral inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Limonite with Hematite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2-rich)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz-Alkali Feldspar-Plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz + Feldspar + Mica)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
N/A - Image is non-geological
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granitoid
Sandstone
Arenite (typically composed of SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)