Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
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Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by Quartz and K-Feldspar)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Epidote
Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely)
Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ammolite
Ammolite (Biogenic Aragonite with trace elements; fossils of Placenticeras meeki and Placenticeras intercalare)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusion of Mica
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline Opaline/Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Pink Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, K-Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Chert (including Flint and Jasper variants)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Quartz and Jasper Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)
Crushed Granite Gravel
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Jasper (Imperial Jasper style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2