Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt with Weathered Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone
Quartzite (Quartz-rich Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz veins)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Volcanic Tuff (Breccia)
Pyroclastic Tuffaceous Rock
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion
Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneiss/Schist (approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Greenstone / Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (likely altered Basalt)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone with Manganese Oxide Patina
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone
Shatter Cone
Impactite (Shatter Cone texture)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gold in Quartz Ore
Hydrothermal Quartz with native Gold (Au)
Multi-gemstone Quartz and Fluorite Bracelet
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Graywacke
Argillaceous sandstone
Gossan
Iron-rich regolith (mainly Limonite and Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greywacke with Quartz Veins
Lithic Wacke (SiO2 enriched)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Mafic volcanic rock (formula primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and CaAl2Si2O8)
Quartz Vein in Greenstone
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) with Chlorite/Epidote Schist host rock
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Quartz Veining
Arenite with SiO2 veins
Garnet Gneiss
Garnetiferous quartzo-feldspathic gneiss
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (likely Sandstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Matrix
Limonite / Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz Vein in Matrix (Breccia / Host Rock with Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock Matrix
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Bog Iron (Limonite Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating
Red Quartzite / Ferruginous Sandstone
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Iron-rich)
Smoky Quartz and Biotite Schist
Quartz-Biotite Schist (SiO2 + K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)