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Dalmation Stone (Peralkaline Rock (SiO2 with Arfvedsonite)) — igneous

Dalmation Stone

Peralkaline Rock (SiO2 with Arfvedsonite)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Basalt (Road Aggregate / Crushed Stone) (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt (Road Aggregate / Crushed Stone)

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Rock

Orca Agate (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Orca Agate (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite

Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz or Feldspar Matrix (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl) in Granitic Pegmatite) — igneous

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz or Feldspar Matrix

NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl) in Granitic Pegmatite

Chert (Chert / Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Sandstone Concretion (Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone (Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods), mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) in Fossiliferous Limestone) — sedimentary

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone

Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods), mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) in Fossiliferous Limestone

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2 with minor impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2 with minor impurities)

Green Porphyry (Flowerstone) (Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt) — igneous

Green Porphyry (Flowerstone)

Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt

Charoite (Charoite (Hydrated potassium sodium calcium barium strontium silicate hydroxyfluoride)) — metamorphic

Charoite

Charoite (Hydrated potassium sodium calcium barium strontium silicate hydroxyfluoride)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Metamorphic

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Metamorphic

Azurite and Malachite on Matrix (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)) — mineral

Azurite and Malachite on Matrix

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)

Ocean Jasper (Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)

Stromatolite (Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (formed by Cyanobacteria)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (formed by Cyanobacteria)

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst) (Citrine Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral (Tectosilicate)

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)

Citrine Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral (Tectosilicate)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Copper Ore with Malachite and Chrysocolla (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) with Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)) — mineral

Copper Ore with Malachite and Chrysocolla

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) with Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)

Dyed Pink Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony) — mineral

Dyed Pink Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)

Shale (possibly) (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale (possibly)

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)