Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
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Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Quartz with mica and feldspar (Pegmatite fragment)
Granitic Pegmatite (composed mainly of SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kunzite (variety of Spodumene)
Lithium Aluminum Silicate (LiAlSi2O6)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl
Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infillings
Green Jasper (Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions of Dumortierite (SiO2 + Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite in Quartz (Lithium-bearing Ore)
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Infilling (e.g., Agate, Quartz, or Zeolite)
Orange Quartz with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Dendritic Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pegmatite with Schorl (Black Tourmaline) and Mica
Pegmatite (complex association of NaAlSi3O8, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (Hematite/Goethite)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Quartz with Limonite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Garden Quartz (Phantom Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (Chlorite, Feldspar, Goethite, Hematite)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (rich in silicate minerals mostly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Spinosaurus fossil (permineralized bone)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Calcium phosphate mineralized with silica/sediment)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)