Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
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Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock
igneous
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (with secondary mineral infilling)
igneous
Quartzwacke / Impure Sandstone
Arenite with minor lithic fragments (Silicon Dioxide matrix)
sedimentary
Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Arenite
sedimentary
Diorite
Diorite
igneous
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Dyed Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
mineral
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Sandstone Pebble (River Rock)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
sedimentary
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Quartz-Veined Mudstone
Argillaceous Mudstone with Quartz Veining
sedimentary
Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)
igneous
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
sedimentary
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Mineral) within Basalt (Rock)
igneous
Sandstone (likely Conglomerate or Gritstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
sedimentary
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Diorite
Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock)
igneous
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Mineral
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Ferruginous Concretion (FeCO3 or Iron Oxides)
sedimentary
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with iron oxide cement (Fe2O3)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
sedimentary
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
sedimentary
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
metamorphic
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Muscovite Schist
metamorphic
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral with metamorphic or sedimentary host
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Igneous
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
igneous
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
sedimentary
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)
sedimentary