Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
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Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Quartz (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Hematite rich ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (or Chalcedony) Specimen
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered brown rock, likely sandstone or iron-rich quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone (quartz, feldspar, iron oxides)
Quartz fragment (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide
SiO2
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Zebra Jasper
Banded microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Gravel / Crushed Stone
Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Quartz (Quartzite / Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Boulder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered volcanic rock, likely vesicular basalt or scoria
Basaltic volcanic rock; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine with iron-oxide weathering
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite / Iron-stained Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Beach Pebble (Quartz / Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)