Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions
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Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Graphic Granite (Zebra Rock)
Pegmatitic Granite (composed of Quartz and K-Feldspar)
Peridot and Citrine Gemstones (in a ring setting)
Peridot (Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4), Citrine (Quartz: SiO2)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Vesicular Basalt
Peridot
Olivine (specifically, the gem-quality variety forsterite, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt (River Cobble)
Mafic Igneous Basalt (composed primarily of Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 / inclusion in SiO2)
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cement)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite (formerly incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)