Tumbled Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
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Tumbled Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Milky Quartz Pebble (Tumbled Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celadonite in Amygdaloidal Basalt
K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2 (Celadonite mineral) within a Basalt matrix
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurity)
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Celestite
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Celestine (or Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidote and Quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky Quartz (among River Rock)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)