Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Graywacke
Graywacke Sandstone (C6H10O5)x - predominantly quartz and feldspar
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (or Fossiliferous Limestone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Sunstone (Feldspar)
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (General mineral composition depends on fragments, often SiO2 or CaCO3)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Blue Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sandstone (Fluvial Pebble)
Arenite
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities), formula: SiO2
Pyrite (on a metal substrate)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenstone (Epidisite / Chlorite Schist)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+,Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Chlorite)
Yellow Chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Fossilized Oyster (Devil's Toenail)
Gryphaea (extinct genus of bivalve mollusks)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Epidote-bearing Granite (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))