Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Arkosic Sandstone
Arkose
Pumice
Pumiceous rhyolite / Volcanic glass
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)
Chalcedony in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
CaCO3 (principally composed of Calcite)
Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites sp. (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Granodiorite (or Granite) Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Pebble
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Zinc Ore (Sphalerite in Matrix)
Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S within a carbonate or silicate host rock
Chalcedony in Host Rock
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (Flowerstone)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Chert (Nodular)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Fancy Jasper (Ocean Jasper or River Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Quartzite (Tumbled Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with hematite inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
River Quartz Pitting/Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety: Chalcedony
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossil Snail Internal Mold)
Class Gastropoda (Internal Mold)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Green Quartzite (with Fuchsite)
Quartzite with Muscovite variety Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Sandstone (with manganese staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt (Polished)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Clastic Sediment, potentially composed of SiO₂ (Quartz)
Basalt (River Rock/Cobble)
Basalt (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper-bearing Quartz (with Malachite and Iron Oxides)
Quartz (SiO2) with Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2) and Hematite/Limonite (Fe2O3)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)