Gneiss (Schistose)
Gneiss
Category
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Gneiss (Schistose)
Gneiss
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Siliceous Mudstone variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder)
Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Chert / Flint Nodules in Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (and Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Oolitic Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Moss or Dendritic Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Fine-grained extrusive igneous rock)
Basalt
Basalt (containing mainly Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Basalt (Vesicular and Ropey)
Vesicular Basalt / Pahoehoe Basalt
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
River Pebble (Quartzite/Sandstone mix)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone
Shale
Fissile Mudrock (Clay-rich Sedimentary Rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Shale
Mudstone/Shale
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Plutonic felsic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)