Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz vein rock
Quartz-rich vein material with iron oxides/hydroxides (quartz, SiO₂, stained by hematite/goethite); likely hosted in a metamorphic rock
Quartz Crystal (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz / Iron-Stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)
Red Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely granite or gneiss
Indeterminate granitic rock; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartz crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky or iron-stained quartz
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar, iron-oxide staining, and minor lithic grains
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining
Quartzite with Iron Staining
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Mica
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or included in a mixed rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite) with Limonite/Goethite cement
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Chert (River Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz-rich breccia or quartzite with iron-oxide veining
Microcrystalline to granular SiO₂ (quartz), with hematite/goethite and minor feldspar or mica
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered coarse-grained igneous rock, likely diorite or gabbro
Diorite–gabbro compositional range; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, amphibole/pyroxene, and minor biotite or quartz
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (probable quartzite)
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica and iron-oxide impurities
Milky quartz (iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered sandstone block
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact composition cannot be confirmed from the image
Quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar/mica
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly iron-stained quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂), tentatively identified
Likely garnet-bearing rock (possibly almandine garnet in dark matrix)
Garnet, probably almandine (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃); host rock is not identifiable from this image
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is limited by the blurred photograph
Weathered brown mineralized rock
Likely iron-stained quartzite or quartz-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartzite or chert
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining
Tumbled golden-brown stone, likely sandstone or iron-stained quartzite
Indeterminate from image; probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or quartzite