Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote complex)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite / Iron Oxide Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide)
Limonite (Ironstone)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxides)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Serpentine-rich pebble
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite), commonly with magnetite and minor olivine/pyroxene
Moss Agate / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and manganese inclusions
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoriaceous basalt)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine (approximately 45–52% SiO₂)
Limonite/Goethite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite-like rock
Felsic intrusive igneous rock, likely granite or granodiorite
Quartz-rich granitic pegmatite
Pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica or iron-oxide minerals
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 equivalent)
Banded quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely gneiss or quartzite)
Banded quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires testing
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Banded gneiss (likely biotite-rich gneiss)
Gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, biotite, and possibly hornblende
Gold Flakes
Native Gold (Au)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serpentinite pebble
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite and accessory chlorite/talc
Mosasaur Tooth Fossil
Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green aventurine (likely)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with fuchsite mica inclusions
Limonite (Ironstone)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Agate (Dyed Blue)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+) impurities
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite Concretion / Ironstone
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, ~70% SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fire Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Green Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)