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Rose Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Red Sandstone / River Stone) (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementation)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone / River Stone)

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementation)

Jasper with Quartz Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Ironstone Concretion (Boji Stone/Moqui Marble type) (Goethite/Hematite-encrusted Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Boji Stone/Moqui Marble type)

Goethite/Hematite-encrusted Sandstone Concretion

Moqui Marble (Concretion) (Iron oxide concretion (Goethite/Hematite and Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Concretion)

Iron oxide concretion (Goethite/Hematite and Sandstone)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Amethyst (Rose-tinted variation) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Rose-tinted variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace iron impurities

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Carnelian Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Amethyst (Rough) (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst (Rough)

Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Lavender Quartz (appearing as beads) and Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Lavender Quartz (appearing as beads) and Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Red Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque microcrystalline quartz

Sandstone with Foliose Lichen (Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Foliose Lichen

Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

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

Riverstone Jasper (Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)

Gabbro (Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Gabbro

Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)

Banded Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

Pyritic Quartzite (Metequartzite with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions) — metamorphic

Pyritic Quartzite

Metequartzite with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions

Green Jasper (Jasper (variety of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Jasper (variety of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Yellow Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusion of Mica) — Mineral (Variety of Quartz)

Yellow Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusion of Mica

Mineral (Variety of Quartz)

Orange Quartzite / Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite / Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Picture Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (embedded in matrix) (Lamniformes (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax) within phosphatic/calcareous matrix) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth (embedded in matrix)

Lamniformes (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax) within phosphatic/calcareous matrix

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite-encased Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite-encased Sandstone)

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock)) — Igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock)

Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine) (Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine)

Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Lake Superior Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Lake Superior Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Iron-Nickel Meteorite)) — mineral

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Iron-Nickel Meteorite)

Agate (Carnelian-like) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Carnelian-like)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral pseudomorph

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Mineral pseudomorph