Chert (with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (likely Muscovite)
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase feldspar, (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Feldspar)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Goethite/Limonite)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Concretion
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)
Unakite (Tumbled)
Epidotized Granite
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar content)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (rich in Potassium Feldspar)
Pink Granite (Alkali Feldspar Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4' nH2O on Quartz/Feldspar matrix
Phyllite
Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 containing Fuchsite chrome mica)
Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Oxides
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Schist
Mica Schist
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite with Garnet
Garnetiferous Quartzite (SiO2 + X3Y2(SiO4)3)