Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
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Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Green QuartzITE / Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Cr-muscovite inclusions)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host rock) with Quartz or Calcite amygdules
Schist
Mica Schist
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Iron (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix)
Hydrous Silica (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite/Limonite)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Fancy Jasper (Multicolor Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite), amorphous SiO2
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (Mineral formula of Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Honey Calcite (Yellow Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock / SiO2 + Al2O3 + K2O + Na2O + CaO + FeO + MgO)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)
Amethyst (Pale/Lavender variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Smoky Quartz (with possible Feldspar inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Desert Rose (Gypsum Variety)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Pegmatite
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Greenstone (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Porphyritic Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)