Quartz (Variety of Rough Mineral Specimens)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Variety of Rough Mineral Specimens)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz Infill
Basalt (SiO2 for the quartz inclusion)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Siltstone with Quartz Vein
Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide with Crocidolite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke
Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Yellow Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica), SiO2
Amethyst Geode
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide), Formula: SiO2
Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite (with Goethite/Hematite glaze)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moqui Marble (Iron Oxide Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (primarily Limonite/Hematite around a Sandstone center)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Polished Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Moonstone (Tumbled)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Greywacke with Quartz Vein
Greywacke (immature sandstone) with SiO2 inclusions
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Milky Quartz in Gneiss
Quartzite / Foliated Gneiss containing SiO2
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Demitasse Granite (Diorite-Granite transition)
Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Granodiorite/Diorite mix)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Quartz Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Sandstone (with biological crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)