Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist (with Golden/Biotite inclusions)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 (Biotite), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 (Muscovite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with traces of Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert (Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Polished Gemstone / River Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Honeycomb Coral Fossil
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Greywacke (River Siltstone)
Lithic Wacke (Sandstone subfamily)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Mineral) within Basalt (Rock)
Sandstone (likely Navajo Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Moqui Marble (Iron Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)