Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granitic)
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Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Smoky Quartz with Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst (Variety of Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone / Feldspathic Sandstone)
SiO2 with minor impurities (Fe2O3, KAlSi3O8)
Chert (Holey Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished carnelian-rich agate (likely polyhedral jasper/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Epidote (Unakite component) / Green Quartzite
Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Flint / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)
Painted River Rock
Polished fluvial clast with acrylic/synthetic pigment coating
Snakeskin Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Green Quartzite / Quartz Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions)
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing sandstone
Limonite/goethite mixture, approximately hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), possibly coating sandstone or ironstone
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beach Pebble / Agate-bearing Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Inclusion Minerals
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)