Granite
Granitoid
Category
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Granite
Granitoid
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Cristobalite (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)
Vesicular Basalt with Oxidation
Scoriaceous Olivine Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Pegmatite with Lepidolite and Feldspar
Pegmatite (containing K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 and KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2
Sandstone (Lithic Wacke)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Chert (often found as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene) with CaCO3 veins
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Graphic Granite / Pegmatite
Graphic Granite (Alkali Feldspar and Quartz)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Caliche Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) coating
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Igneous Rock (SiO2 filling)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primarily)
Granodiorite (River Cobble)
Granodiorite (contains Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, Biotite Mica)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon), Formula: C
Diorite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chalcedony)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite - K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Fe/Mn/Mg)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Orbicular Jasper (Ocean Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Diorite (Spotted)
Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)