Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
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Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)
Amazonite
Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica (specimen appears to be Muscovite or Phlogopite)
Phyllosilicate mineral; Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cement)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Banded Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Limonite
Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Manganese Dendrites
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions
Yellow Ocher (Limonite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
Jasper (var. Ocean or Polychrome Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and mineral inclusions
Rutilated Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Epidote/Tourmaline inclusions
Geode (unopened)
SiO2 - Chert-shelled concretion (mostly Quartz)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Corundum (Ruby Variety)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)