Black Marble with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)
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Black Marble with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)
Peridotite (Dunite)
Olivine-rich Peridotite ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red Porp)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Holey Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica content based on SiO2)
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Granite (Leucogranite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with manganese/iron inclusions
Agate (Plume/Moss variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron/manganese inclusions
Quartz (Common or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper with Quartz veins)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Brown Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (consisting mainly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Ferruginous Chert (primarily Quartz [SiO2] and Hematite/Magnetite [Fe2O3/Fe3O4])
Red Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Slickenside
Tectonic Fault Scarp Surface
Tiger's Eye (commonly referred to as Blue/Gold Tiger's Eye)
Tiger's Eye is a variety of Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2, exhibiting chatoyancy. The blue variety is often called Hawk's Eye.
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Quartz (specifically Milky/White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Drupa or Druzy Quartz on Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)