Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (Jasper variety) with Iron Oxide staining
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite impurities
Ironstone (Limonitic Shale)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Schist (Kyanite Schist)
Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Agate Slices and Clear Quartz Points
Agate (SiO2 Chalcedony) and Clear Quartz (SiO2 Crystalline)
Granite
Phaneritic high-silica plutonic rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 with minor impurities)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride) - CaF2
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banded structure
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Carnelian and White Quartz Bracelet
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically Carnelian (Chalcedony) and Rock Crystal/Snow Quartz
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Turquoise (Green variety)
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chrysocolla in Jasper (Chryso-Jasper)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O (Chrysocolla) + SiO2 (Jasper)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Shale
Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Ferruginous Arenite
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Red Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich Granite)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)