Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
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Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)
Granite Pebble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Tiger's Eye (likely Hawk's Eye variant)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Blue Apatite
Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Quartzite with Iron oxides (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore
Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Quartz/Chert)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal felsic extrusive rock
Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt with Lichen
Vesicular Basalt
Limonite (Iron Stone)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by Alkali Feldspar)
Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Quartzite with Limonite/Hematite staining (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
River Pebble Gravel
Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)