Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert / Flint (Artifact)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominated metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely galena-bearing metamorphic sulfide ore
Galena (PbS), possibly with pyrite and/or sphalerite in a schistose host
Lazulite
Lazulite (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebbeckite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Tiger's Eye)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (Sandstone with iron oxide banding)
Limestone (River Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)