Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
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Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Citrine-colored Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) / Marble
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe)
Flowerstone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Chalk / Sedimentary Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Desert Varnish (on Sandstone)
Rock Varnish (composed of Manganese oxides, Iron oxides, and Clay minerals)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone with Tafoni Weathering
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)
Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Desert Rose Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Prasiolite (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Calcium magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)