Quartz Pebble (Geode Nodules / Stream-Rounded Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Pebble (Geode Nodules / Stream-Rounded Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Greenstone / Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Gneiss
Orthogneiss / Paragneiss
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Iron-stained Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Chert (specifically Jasper or Brown Chert node)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite with Quartz
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide with Silicon Dioxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)
Basalt with Amygdules
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sand and Gravel (Quartz-rich)
Unconsolidated fluvial/beach sediment (primarily Silica/SiO2)
Gneiss (with Garnet)
Gneiss (Feldspar-Quartz-Biotite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Mineral Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (with secondary mineral infilling)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Porphyritic basalt (vesicular basalt)
Basalt; fine-grained mafic rock, commonly composed of plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides
Olivine Basalt (with Epidote and Serpentine)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Chert (specifically a stream-worn Chert Nodule)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Druse (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Kaolinite (China Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Goethite/Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Gneiss (Metamorphosed Granitic Rock)
Gneiss (composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, biotite, and/or hornblende)
Greenstone
Metabasalt
Botryoidal Agate / Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular basalt with mineral infillings
Quartz with Iron Oxide Stain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite coatings
Quartz geode or quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a chalcedony- or basalt-hosted cavity
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxides
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; likely containing plagioclase and pyroxene with weathering products