Sandstone (Red Flagstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
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Sandstone (Red Flagstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Quartz and Iron Oxide
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with possible Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gossan
Iron-rich regolith (mainly Limonite and Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Diamond (in a gold setting)
Carbon (C)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite; chemical composition roughly 52-63% silica (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Bauxite
Aluminium ore consisting largely of the minerals gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH) and diaspore α-AlO(OH)
Turquoise color-bead and Hematite necklace
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Dendritic inclusions
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Quartz vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Heliodor variant)
Beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Native Copper
Copper (Cu)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Sapphire in a ring
Corundum (Al2O3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)