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Peat

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Weathered granitic rock (Granite or granodiorite, likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate) — igneous

Weathered granitic rock

Granite or granodiorite, likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate

Granite Cobble (River Stone) (Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite Cobble (River Stone)

Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Dark river pebble, likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock (Basalt (probable); mostly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible magnetite) — igneous

Dark river pebble, likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock

Basalt (probable); mostly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible magnetite

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Banded gneiss pebble (Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss pebble

Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — Mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Dinosaur Fossil Tooth (Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth) — fossil

Dinosaur Fossil Tooth

Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachii (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii (fossilized dentition)

Bivalve Fossil (Fossilized Shell) (Class Bivalvia (fossilized in Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite)) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Fossilized Shell)

Class Bivalvia (fossilized in Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite)

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia or Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia or Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Rounded pale quartz-rich pebble (Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — mineral

Rounded pale quartz-rich pebble

Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica impact glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica impact glass)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — mineral

Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Garnet (Garnet group species (likely Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet group species (likely Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Tiger's Eye (Multicolor/Variegated) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye (Multicolor/Variegated)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 / Quartz pseudomorph after wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 / Quartz pseudomorph after wood)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst-bearing quartz (Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety amethyst, commonly in an amethyst-bearing geode or basaltic cavity) — mineral

Amethyst-bearing quartz

Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety amethyst, commonly in an amethyst-bearing geode or basaltic cavity