Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt with Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Amber (Rough Baltics/Beach Specimen)
Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Fossilized Resin)
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chert (Pink Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (SiO2 vein inclusion)
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz Crystal with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony with inclusions (Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (composed primarily of Fluorapatite)
Chert (with Quartz/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Sandstone (Painted)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Riverstone Quartzite (Water-worn Siltstone/Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Petrified Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (Amorphous silica mixed with various oxides)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Geode form)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz with iron/hematite staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Hematite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar-Mica intrusive rock)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Lead-bearing Microcline (Potassium Feldspar)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Chert (Heart-shaped Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)