Quartzite (River Cobble)
SiO2 (Quartz-rich Metamorphic Rock)
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Quartzite (River Cobble)
SiO2 (Quartz-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)
Cloud Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Indigo Gabbro (also known as Mystic Merlinite)
Gabbro (composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and minor Magnetite/Ilmenite)
Yellow Quartzite or Yellow Jasper
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Iron oxide staining)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Milky Quartz (among River Rock)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites/Oxide coatings
Arenite with Pyrolusite and Romanechite (MnO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Raw Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
African Turquoise
African Turquoise (a trade name for Jasper, a variety of Chalcedony: SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron oxide staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
White Chalcedony (likely Common Opal or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Monzonite or Sandstone contact
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite staining
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Riverstone Quartzite (Water-worn Siltstone/Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
Serpentine (Lizardite)
Serpentine subgroup, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Iolite-bearing Gneiss (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Mg2Al4Si5O18) in Gneiss matrix
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
Lava Rock (Basalt)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Schist with Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Druzy Quartz (on Quartzite or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)