Ferruginous Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
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Ferruginous Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Ferruginous Quartzite (Chert)
Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartz pebble with a conchoidal chip
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet (weathered)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Likely quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, possibly iron-stained
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained or Chalcedony varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich quartzite or ironstone fragment
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides such as hematite/goethite
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, and albite)
Iron-rich quartzite or weathered ironstone
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂, with limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) staining
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss with Iron Staining and Sulfide Mineralization
Metamorphic Gneiss / Amphibolite with Iron/Sulfide Oxidation
Feldspar-rich Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz-Feldspar Aggregate (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich river pebble, likely milky quartz
Milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartzite or quartz-rich silicate pebble
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock (uncertain identification)
Possibly quartz-rich granite or granitic aplite; exact identification requires a clearer, larger image and tests
Quartz (Raw / Unpolished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining
Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote and Pietersite-rich Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite ($SiO_2$)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz Arenite (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)