Pyrite and Sunstone
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)
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Pyrite and Sunstone
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with manganese/iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone (also known as Heliotrope)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Brown Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (White/Gray variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Montana Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz with Hematite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Granite
Intrusive Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Red Jasper (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Jasper with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)