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Mineral, Specifically A Detrital Grain

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Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Bostonite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Felsite

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Pink Granite (Water-worn Cobble) (Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite (Water-worn Cobble)

Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)

Agate Geode Nodule (Chalcedony / Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode Nodule

Chalcedony / Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Crazy Lace Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Crazy Lace Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with microcrystalline quartz

N/A - Image is non-geological (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)) — Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

N/A - Image is non-geological

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)

Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

Polished Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — Igneous

Polished Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Likely weathered quartz-rich rock fragment (Uncertain; possibly granitic pegmatite or quartz-bearing metamorphic rock) — igneous

Likely weathered quartz-rich rock fragment

Uncertain; possibly granitic pegmatite or quartz-bearing metamorphic rock

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structure, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structure, SiO2)

Flint (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Green Porphyry (Flowerstone) (Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt) — igneous

Green Porphyry (Flowerstone)

Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt

Quartz (Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hessonite Garnet (Grossular) (Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 (Grossular Garnet)) — gemstone

Hessonite Garnet (Grossular)

Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 (Grossular Garnet)

Fuchsite (Cr-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Cr-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Puddingstone (specifically Michigan/Gowganda Puddingstone) (Quartzite Conglomerate (Gowganda Formation)) — sedimentary

Puddingstone (specifically Michigan/Gowganda Puddingstone)

Quartzite Conglomerate (Gowganda Formation)

Mixed Mineral Bead Bracelet (Polycrystalline and Monocrystalline Silicates/Oxides (Quartz, Howlite, Hematite)) — gemstone

Mixed Mineral Bead Bracelet

Polycrystalline and Monocrystalline Silicates/Oxides (Quartz, Howlite, Hematite)

Black Onyx (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Vesicular) (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt (Vesicular)

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)

Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss) (Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)

Granite Cobble (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Cobble

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3)

Stromatolite (Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (formed by Cyanobacteria)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (formed by Cyanobacteria)

Sandstone (lithic) (Lithic Wacke / Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic)

Lithic Wacke / Arenite

Pyrite in Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Gold Grain (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Grain

Native Gold (Au)

Gold Grain (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Grain

Native Gold (Au)

Quartz (Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — Igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Pink Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock) — igneous

Pink Granite

Felsic Plutonic Rock

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Pink Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granitic)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granitic)

Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral) — mineral

Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral

Sandstone and Quartzite Specimens (SiO2 with varying mineral/clastic inclusions) — sedimentary/metamorphic

Sandstone and Quartzite Specimens

SiO2 with varying mineral/clastic inclusions

sedimentary/metamorphic

Agate (SiO2 (Silicon dioxide, chalcedony variety)) — Mineral

Agate

SiO2 (Silicon dioxide, chalcedony variety)