Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Schist
Mica Schist
Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (extinct fossilized coral)
Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)
Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Chlorite schist (primarily Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite-Albite)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Granite / Gneiss Complex
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) or High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Titanium Dioxide (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Peach Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite inclusions)
Pyromorphite on Epidote
Pyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3Cl] and Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)]
Schist
Mica Schist
Milky Quartz (Water-Worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (silica-rich intrusive igneous rock)
Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.
Magnetite with Pyrite or Chalcopyrite inclusions
Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Pyrite (FeS2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Granite
Granite (compositional mixture of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Diamond (set in Gold)
Carbon (C)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
Granite
Intrusive igneous felsic rock
Diamond (in Jewelry Setting)
Carbon (C) - Isometric-Hexoctahedral
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)