Quartzite
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Kimberlite
Kimberlite (Potassic ultramafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt
Gneiss (specifically Amphibolite Gneiss)
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Composition primarily Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO2
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fe impurities)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)
Carnelian (Red Agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Siltstone / Shale River Rock
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite)
Common Opal with Host Rock
Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar (Microcline variant)
Amazonite
Triklinic Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Carnelian / Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
Calcite on Matrix
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Nodules
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fairy Stone (Staurolite)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O22(OH)2)
Serpentine
Antigorite-Lizardite-Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene) with SiO2 inclusions
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)
Brachiopod Fossil
Brachiopoda (Phylum); often Atrypa or Mucrospirifer genus depending on locality
Serpentine (Green Jasper variety)
Antigorite/Chrysotile, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)