Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, MgO, FeO, and CaO)
Porphyritic Basalt
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chert (Black Chert/Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flower Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Opaque Spherulitic Inclusions
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (primarily composed of carbon with varying amounts of other elements)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
River Cobble (likely Sandstone or Siltstone type)
Sandstone or Siltstone (common rock types that form river cobbles)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)
Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Diamond Drill Core (Greenschist and Quartzite)
Chlorite Schist / Meta-quartzite (Metamorphic Rock Core Sample)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Gneiss)
Metamorphosed Silicate Rock (primarily SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebbles (River Stones)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Agate (Common Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)