Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
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Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Chert (specifically Gray/Tan Bedded Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Quartzite with Limonite/Hematite staining (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartzite Pebble
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (primarily Antigorite or Lizardite), Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)
Chert (specifically tan/pink variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Quartz (Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidote and Quartz)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Quartzite with Iron oxides (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate of magnesium, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Peach Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite inclusions)
Green Quartzite (River Stone)
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)
Unakite
Unakite (metasomatized granite)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)
Red Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
SiO2 (recrystallized Quartz)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Unakite (Tumbled)
Epidotized Granite
Limonitic Quartzite
Metamorphosed sandstone with Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartz / Common Opal Transition
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)