Granite
Phaneritic plutonic felsic igneous rock
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Granite
Phaneritic plutonic felsic igneous rock
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Greywacke (River Siltstone)
Lithic Wacke (Sandstone subfamily)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Rock crystal quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Blue Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
River Cobble (Basalt / Gabbro)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basaltic / Gabbroic Composition)
Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely granite-derived stone
Granite or granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Amorphous silica glass, SiO2 with impurities)
River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for chert or Mafic Extrusive Rock for basalt
Weathered granite-like rock
Granite, likely biotite-bearing; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Water-worn basalt cobble
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine/iron oxides
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale with Plant Fossils / Carbonaceous Shale
Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz sandstone (SiO₂-rich), possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Amethyst-rich vesicular volcanic rock (probable amethyst basalt/scoria)
Quartz (SiO₂) in vesicular basaltic volcanic rock; precise identification requires testing
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Granite
Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Weathered metallic-looking rock, possibly hematite-bearing ironstone
Hematite-rich ironstone; hematite Fe₂O₃, potentially with magnetite Fe₃O₄ and quartz
Limestone (Porous/Travertine variant)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Unakite-like granite with a white feldspar inclusion
Granite, chiefly quartz–feldspar–biotite; pale inclusion likely albite/orthoclase feldspar
Green aventurine beads
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine with fuchsite mica inclusions
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), probable
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)