Iron-stained quartz fragment (probable quartzite or chert)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-oxide-stained microcrystalline silica
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Iron-stained quartz fragment (probable quartzite or chert)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-oxide-stained microcrystalline silica
Mexican Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz variety / Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxides
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered stone, likely sandstone or altered volcanic rock
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or weathered tuff
Weathered sedimentary rock, possibly sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sediment; probable quartz-rich sandstone
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Quartz Arenite with Iron Oxide Stain (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock predominantly composed of silicate grains
Sandstone
Arenite
Yellow chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (tentative; possibly iron-stained chalcedony)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Red Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Pink halite (rock salt)
Halite — sodium chloride (NaCl), likely colored by impurities or inclusions
Milky Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz with chlorite or epidote
Quartz (SiO₂), with unidentified green inclusions
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Carbonate-rich volcanic rock containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Realgar/Orpiment)
Tumbled jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Quartz-bearing rock or quartz-rich mineral specimen
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact host rock is uncertain from the image
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (quartz arenite)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mica Schist (with Muscovite mica)
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue-gray quartz-bearing rock, likely rough chalcedony or silicified host rock
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar/clay minerals
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Rhyolite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Arfvedsonite)
Quartz (Herkimer Diamond variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or quartz vein material
Tumbled ocean jasper or orbicular jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony, feldspar, and iron-oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Hydroxide impurities
Red Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (formula varies, primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Dendritic Agate (specifically Orange/Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Inclusions