Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
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Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein)
Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2)
Shale
Argillaceous Rock
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically Moss or Plume Agate nodding toward Agatized Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Breciated Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Breccia (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Quartz (Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz composition)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) impurities
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions