Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Sea Glass-like Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals (lazurite, calcite, pyrite, and sodalite); (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Jasper containing epidote (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Jasper (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Garden Quartz (Phantom Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions (often Chlorite, Hematite, or Iron)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite staining)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing phyllosilicate)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)
Basalt with Quartz/Zeolite Inclusions
Porphyritic Basalt (SiO2 with Aluminosilicates)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide pigmentation)
Chatoyant Quartz (Cat's Eye Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Amphibole or Rutile
Satin Spar Gypsum
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Hematite (beads)
Hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Beryllonite
Beryllonite (NaBePO4)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Phantom Quartz (Chlorite Inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Granite (Fine-grained)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Greenschist / Migmatite
Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)
Pegmatitic Granite
Granite with Orthoclase Feldspar and Quartz (SiO2, KAlSi3O8)
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidosite (consisting primarily of Epidote: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Laterite
Laterite (Ferricrete)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide banding)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)