Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
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Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Epidote/Quartz mineral infill
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotite-Muscovite Schist)
Brown Garnet
Andradite or Almandine Garnet (general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar Gypsum (Satin Spar Selenite)
Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4%C2%A02H2O)
Stalagmite (Flowstone)
Speleothem (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with FeOx inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Banded Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Quartz Cluster (Druzy Stalactitic Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Concretion
Pink Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Palygorskite/Sepiolite inclusions
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Agate Geode Nodule
Chalcedony / Quartz (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (a plagioclase feldspar variant), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Amethyst (Rose de France)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Schist
Mica Schist
Pink Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: SiO2 and Al2O3)
Diorite (River Rock/Cobble)
Intermediate Plutonic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Black Beach Pebble (Basalt / Slate Pebble)
Rounded Fine-Grained Clastic / Igneous Rock Pebble
Blue Celestine
Celestine (SrSO4)
Quartz Geode/Vug in Host Rock
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in various host rocks
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper Cube
SiO2 (microcrystalline quartz)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Carnelian (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (Milky/Smoky mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)