Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Gossan (Limonite/Goethite)
Hydrated iron oxides (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (primarily composed of kamacite and taenite alloys)
Mineral Sand (Heavy Mineral Sand Concentrate)
Placer deposit concentrate containing minerals such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and magnetite
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold-bearing Quartz Ore
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Au)
Carnelian cabochon earrings
Carnelian, a translucent orange variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Sandstone (Whetstone/Sharpening Stone)
Siliciclastic Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Polished raw copper-bearing rock, likely cuprite–malachite ore
Copper oxides and carbonates, likely cuprite (Cu₂O) with malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂); exact identification requires testing
Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Pink Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Chalcedony (likely carnelian/agate beads or rounded grains)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony varieties
Gossan (Iron Cap)
Limonitic Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O mixed)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sunstone
Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Native Copper (Penny specimen)
Native Copper (Cu)
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock
Green Schist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Granite and Porphyry Pebbles
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Fluorite Bracelet
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chromite
Chromite (FeCr2O4)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Milky quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely a small prismatic crystal or crystal fragment
Quartz–calcite sulfide-bearing mineral specimen
Quartz (SiO₂) with likely calcite (CaCO₃) and iron sulfides, possibly pyrite (FeS₂); exact species requires testing
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Quartz–mica schist; commonly quartz with muscovite and/or biotite mica