Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (Mineral formula of Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
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Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (Mineral formula of Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Milky Quartz with Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Sandstone with Quartz Veining
Arenite with hydrothermal quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sodalite
Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2]
Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various cements)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase feldspar, (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Amethyst (Purple Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)
Ferruginous Sandstone (variable formula, primarily SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions
Boulder Opal
Precious Opal in Ironstone (Amorphous Hydrated Silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Basalt
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic extrusive rock)