Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
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Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz; SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Green/Yellow Siltstone variant)
Arenite or Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with mineral staining)
Sandstone Cobble
Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Chalcedony Nodule (Agate/Chert)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony)
Quartz / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Amygdaloidal Basalt (silicate rock primarily plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.
Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartz arenite)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Iron Oxides
Mafic Igneous Rock (Mafite)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Moqui Marble / Iron-oxide Concretion (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite)
Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz / River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)