Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Secondary Sedimentary/Volcanic cavity
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Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Secondary Sedimentary/Volcanic cavity
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Pink Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with iron oxide inclusions), SiO2
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Iron (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Epidote in Quartz
Quartz with Epidote inclusions (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host rock) with Quartz or Calcite amygdules
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium or Manganese
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Siltstone/Sandstone (possibly Wonderstone or Picture Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Blue Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Yellow Jasper (within host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions