Quartz with Host Rock Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz with Host Rock Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Metal-rich sulfide ore, likely galena-bearing rock
Galena (PbS) with pyrite/chalcopyrite in a host rock; exact identification requires testing
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Migmatite
Migmatite (Mixed metamorphic-igneous rock)
Pyrite in Quartz Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (probable quartzite)
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, with possible mica and iron-oxide impurities
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatite with green epidote or chlorite
Pegmatitic quartz–feldspar rock, likely containing epidote (Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃Si₃O₁₂(OH)) and/or chlorite
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein cutting through host rock
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Sulfide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic mineral inclusions
Quartz vein in host rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂), likely in a metamorphic host such as schist or gneiss
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz-rich hydrothermal vein; primarily quartz (SiO₂), with minor iron oxides and possibly feldspar or mica
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)