Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
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Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infill
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite with Mafic Inclusions
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Travertine
Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) - CaSO4·2H2O
Agatized Fossil or Chalcedony Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Vuggy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Travertine (often colloquially called Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Chert
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Coarse-grained Granite
Phaneritic Granite (contains Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)