Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (unopened)
Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock: SiO2 + Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (Fe, Ca, Al silicate + KAlSi3O8)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow or River Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal felsic extrusive rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Schist
Schist (primarily mica-schist)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartzite with Iron Mineral Banding
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) staining
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Granite Pebble (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Green Jasper (Heliotrope / Bloodstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Sandstone Geode (Unbroken)
Siliciclastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)