Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
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Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (fossilized calcium carbonate)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone Chert Concretion
Silica-cemented Concretion (primarily SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) containing Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule
Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 - Quartz-dominant)
Rough Tanzanite
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Banded Chert or Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Opal
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Olivine/Peridot
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Banded Chert (Agate-like Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Amethyst (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Quartz Veined Siltstone or Graywacke
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz (SiO2) veining
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Chalcedony Infills
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Composition: SiO2 and (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 in matrix; SiO2 in amygdule)
Limestone Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia (Calcareous)
Chert / Jasper / Agate (Chalcedony Group)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite or Quartz (SiO2/Silicates)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (and/or River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Emerald In Matrix (Quartz/Calcite)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite
Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate to Felsic Intrusive Rock)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock, primarily composed of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine
Basalt with Epidote Veining
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Rock) with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Beach Cobble)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)