Greenstone / Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt
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Greenstone / Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.
Aventurine (Green Aventurine)
Quartz with Fuchsite Inclusions (SiO2)
Jasper (Green Jasper / Bloodstone variant base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of chlorite and iron oxides
Basalt
Basalt
Jasper and Quartzite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
River Rock
Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Greenstone (possibly Basalt or Greenschist)
Greenschist (composed primarily of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Basalt
Basalt
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates
Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
Quartzite
Quartzite
Amethyst Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Amethyst
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Serpentine
Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite). Chemical formula: (Mg, Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Marble
Marble (primarily Calcite, CaCO3 or Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Strawberry Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with Goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or Lepidocrocite (γ-FeO(OH)) inclusions
Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)
Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Coquina
Coquina (a type of limestone)
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Basalt
Basalt
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous crocidolite / Limonite inclusions
K2 Azurite Granite / K2 Stone
Granite (igneous rock) with Azurite inclusions (mineral)
Gossan (Iron Hat) with Quartz and Chlorite
Limonite/Goethite-rich Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with inclusions of Quartz and Chlorite
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock (specifically, a variety of granite)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Jasper (with orbicular/unakitoid tendencies)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and epidote inclusions