Basalt with Quartz Vein and Weathering Crust
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
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Basalt with Quartz Vein and Weathering Crust
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
Yellow Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fluorite with Rhodochrosite
Fluorite (CaF2) and Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Blue Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (a common name for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Resin)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurity)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby and Diamond Heart Pendant
Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Extrusive igneous volcanic glass (rich in SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky to Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Extrusive igneous volcanic glass
Larimar
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Lepidolite in Quartz Matrix
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Geode or Concretion
Silica-filled nodule (likely SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide Cu2CO3(OH)2
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bull Quartz with Mica and Host Rock
Massive Quartz (SiO2) with Muscovite/Chlorite inclusions
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)