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Mineral (Extraterrestrial)

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Quartz pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Quartzite (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz / Quartzite

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained or Rose variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained or Rose variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartzite (Dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite (Dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)) — Mineral

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix) — igneous

Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix

Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — metamorphic

Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt with Lichen (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt with Lichen

Vesicular Basalt

Limonite (Iron Stone/Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Stone/Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)

Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix) — Mineral in Metamorphic/Igneous Host

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix

Mineral in Metamorphic/Igneous Host

Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Wonderstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Wonderstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (Red) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Turquoise (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite (Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite

Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone (complex silicate formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone (complex silicate formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

Malachite (Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — Mineral

Malachite

Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Limonite Concretion (Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))

Turquoise (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Howlite (Tumbled) (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite (Tumbled)

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)