Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 - a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral)
Ferrocoke or Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
Carnelian Agate (with Quartz/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often marketed as Mexican Onyx or Onyx Marble)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities like Hematite and Chlorite, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite with Hematite
Silica (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Concretion with Quartz Veining
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 / SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Azurite Malachite (Mixed)
Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Chert (including varieties like Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, Biotite, and Hornblende)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Olivine (often within Peridotite)
Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite)
Elbaite - Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminium phosphate)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)