Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
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Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion
Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Greenish Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide Cu2CO3(OH)2
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically a Thunderegg/Agate Nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Onyx
Onyx (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Azurite with Malachite
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
N/A - Image is non-geological
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Druzy or Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock including secondary mineral infills)
Paper (Cellulose)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Yellow Ocher / Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Vein Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Quartz (Sand Grain size)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)