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Claystone

Shale

Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Albite

Potassium Feldspar

Potassium Feldspar

Halite

Dolomite

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Quartz or Citrine Geode/Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz or Citrine Geode/Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone pebble (Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone pebble

Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) Bracelet (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) Bracelet

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite Carving (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite Carving

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)

Limonite-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining) — mineral

Limonite-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

K-feldspar Granite / Red Granite Fragment (Alkali feldspar granite (Plutonic igneous rock)) — igneous

K-feldspar Granite / Red Granite Fragment

Alkali feldspar granite (Plutonic igneous rock)

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Concrete

Bituminous conglomerate

Shale fragment (Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale fragment

Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone (Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)) — sedimentary

Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone

Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt) (Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt)

Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions

River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz) — mineral

Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Schist (Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock)

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions (Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions

Quartzose Sandstone

Quartz Vein in Sandstone (Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Sandstone

Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Garnet Amphibolite (or Garnet Gneiss) (Garnet amphibolite / Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Garnet Amphibolite (or Garnet Gneiss)

Garnet amphibolite / Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock

Rhyolite (Porphyritic / Vesicular) (Rhyolite) — igneous

Rhyolite (Porphyritic / Vesicular)

Rhyolite

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Agate (SiO2) — Mineral

Agate

SiO2

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein (Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Mineral Vein filling) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein

Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Mineral Vein filling

Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions (Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix) — mineral

Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions

Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix

Granite (Granite) — Igneous

Granite

Granite

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion

Sandstone with Iron Concretion (Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Concretion

Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Druzy (on Matrix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock

Quartz (Druzy / Crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy / Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Rock Crystal Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rock Crystal Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)