Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
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Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Iron-Stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Meta-Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Opal
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities), formula: SiO2
Gneiss with Orthoclase Feldspar
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock with K-Feldspar inclusions
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Limestone)
Polished jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-stained jasper/chert
Red Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically contains Quartz and Iron Oxide)
Chert (with Epidote/Quartz veining)
Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2) with Epidote/Quartz inclusions
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive vein quartz with iron-oxide staining
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions
Likely rough quartz-bearing mineral specimen
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a trade name for an igneous microcrystalline rock composed mostly of feldspar, quartz, and dravite)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gray chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (tentative)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Garnet)
Gneiss (Feldspar-Quartz-Biotite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Possible fossil-bearing pebble
Unidentified fine-grained sedimentary rock; the small orange feature may be a fossil or mineral inclusion
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various cements)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartzite pebble with Mafic inclusions
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky quartz (quartz-rich rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Himalayan Pink Salt
Halite (NaCl) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz