Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Desert Rose (Baryte/Gypsum Rosette)
Baryte (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)
Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Nephrite Jade / Pounamu
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
River Quartzite / Tumble-Polished Quartz
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Beach Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise (Rough Specimens)
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich Sedimentary-to-Metamorphic Rock)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with dendritic inclusions
Chert (Jasper/Flint Pebble)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Unable to identify - Image contains non-geological items
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusion
Basalt (containing Silicate minerals such as SiO2 and (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Siltstone with Weathering Rind
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Granite (SiO2 - Aluminum and Alkalies)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (Primary minerals: Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite with Mica schist fragment
Quartzite (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)