Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
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Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Greywacke (River Pebble with Quartz Veins)
Greywacke (Indurated Sandstone); Veins: SiO2 (Quartz)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Iron Oxide inclusions
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Vesicular Basalt (Pumice-like)
Vesicular Basalt
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz (Gravel fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite)
Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras regulare (Class Cephalopoda; Order Orthocerida)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Riverstone / Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2), a variety of Actinolite-Tremolite
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz Variety
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide banding
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wonderstone (Banded Rhyolite)
Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
N/A (Non-Geological Specimen)