Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
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Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Granite Pebble
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily composed of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Arfvedsonite with Garnet
Na3(Fe2+,Mg)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2
Basalt
Basalt
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)
Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with potential inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Laterite
Laterite (Iron and aluminum-rich residual rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Agate
Agate (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Jasper and Quartz conglomerate (River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony and Quartz variety
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Yellow or River Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with inclusions of Hematite)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.