Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily SiO2 (silicon dioxide)
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Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily SiO2 (silicon dioxide)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Tourmaline or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock), primarily SiO2
Chert (Iron-Stained)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Green Calcite (often commercially called Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Horn Coral Fossil
Rugosa (extinct order of solitary corals)
Sandstone Chert/Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Sedimentary Sandstone / Orthoquartzite
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Halite (Himalayan Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist)
Chlorite Schist
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Honeycomb Coral
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals)
Pink Quartz (Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Agate (translucent pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Limonite-stained Chert/Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese