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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

Tiger's Eye (Rough) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye (Rough)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moqui Marry / Shaman Stone (Hematite-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — mineral

Moqui Marry / Shaman Stone

Hematite-cemented Sandstone Concretion

Citrine Geode (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety, often heat-treated amethyst): SiO2) — mineral

Citrine Geode

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety, often heat-treated amethyst): SiO2

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (River or Beach Pebbles) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (River or Beach Pebbles)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

Clear Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (Arenite with Iron Oxide Concretions) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings

Arenite with Iron Oxide Concretions

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Arenite with Limonite/Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Arenite with Limonite/Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))

Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly blue quartz or granite (Quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and dark accessory minerals) — mineral

Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly blue quartz or granite

Quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and dark accessory minerals

Diorite (River Rock) (Intermediate plutonic igneous rock) — igneous

Diorite (River Rock)

Intermediate plutonic igneous rock

Banded Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with impurities)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with impurities)

Basalt Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt

Banded gneiss (Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica (variable composition)) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica (variable composition)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Quartzite Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartzite Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist

Granite Cobble (Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite Cobble

Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)

Okenite (in Zeolite matrix) (Okenite (CaSi2O5 · 2H2O)) — mineral

Okenite (in Zeolite matrix)

Okenite (CaSi2O5 · 2H2O)

Olivine in Basalt (Peridotite Xenolith) (Forsterite-rich Olivine (Mg2SiO4) in Aphanitic Basalt) — igneous

Olivine in Basalt (Peridotite Xenolith)

Forsterite-rich Olivine (Mg2SiO4) in Aphanitic Basalt

Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Granite or Rhyolite Porphyry (Porphyritic intrusive/extrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Granite or Rhyolite Porphyry

Porphyritic intrusive/extrusive igneous rock

Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony nodule) — sedimentary

Geode

Quartz / Chalcedony nodule

Pink Tumbled Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye) — mineral

Pink Tumbled Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye

Sandstone (Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)

Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock) (Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock)

Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Geode (Unopened) (SiO2 (Quartz-filled Sedimentary Nodule)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

SiO2 (Quartz-filled Sedimentary Nodule)

Eclogite (retrograded) (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite (retrograded)

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)

Granite (Granite (a common type of Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)) — Igneous Rock

Granite

Granite (a common type of Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)