Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
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Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetite (likely with weathered Limonite/Hematite)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) with iron oxide weathering
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant)
Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (inter-mixed iron oxides and hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)
Scleractinian Coral in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Quarzite or Massive Quartz vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amber / Copal
Organic resin, C10H16O
Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
River Cobble (likely Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Chert (Flint nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Marble (White)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite)
Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calclutite / Bio-calcarenite (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gold (10K Alloy)
Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)