Orange Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
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Orange Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Bumblebee Jasper
Hydrothermal Volcanic Rock (Primarily Calcite with Orpiment - As2S3, Realgar, and Pyrite)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Limonitic Quartzite
Metamorphosed sandstone with Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt / Chloritized Basalt
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Lithic Sandstone
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Silica, SiO2, or Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)
Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture containing Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Pumice (Volcanic Rock)
Vesicular volcanic rock (composed largely of amorphous volcanic glass)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Chert / Flint Conglomerate
Silicified Sedimentary Breccia (primarily SiO2)