Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Sandstone/Quartzite)
Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Grey Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartzite (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (Composition: SiO2)
Orange Quartzite (Tumbled Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite (or Epidotized Granite)
Epidotized Granite (Composition: KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Epidote (or Epidote-rich rock)
Epidote. Mineral formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH).
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon; C)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)₃Si₂O―(OH)₄
Orange Quartzite (Tumbled)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals (lazurite, calcite, pyrite, and sodalite); (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
River Quartz Pitting / Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)