Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
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Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (Crystal/Druzy Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Vuggy Quartz on Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) oxides)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz and Potassium Feldspar)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony
Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine with SiO2 infill)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Glacial Cobble)
Arenite / Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2Si3O12
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase)
Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Basalt (Vesicular Variety)
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Red Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Muscovite
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Plume Agate or Moss Agate
Agate (SiO2)
Basalt
Vesicular Basalt
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock