Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
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Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
Granite Sand (Decomposed Granite)
Grus / Quartz-Feldspar Detritus
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Aragonite (CaCO3)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
Iron Gossan (Limonite/Goethite)
Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) from oxidation zones
Blue Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of asbestiform silicates)
Fossiliferous Rock (likely Dinosaur Fossil in Matrix)
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Calcium Carbonate/Silica replaced bone material)
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Tourmalinated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) inclusions
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rhodonite
(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Paraiba Tourmaline
Elbaite Tourmaline (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) - Copper-bearing
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Variety
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Travertine (Ceramic Tile)
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)
Sparkling Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Porphyry (Flower Stone)
Porphyry (Andesite or Basalt matrix)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)