Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz (Pink / Rose Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandy Ironstone
Ferruginous Sandstone
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Quartz (Rose Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Chalcedony quartz variety (SiO2) with inclusions
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Agate)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Agate / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode structure
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphic Granite (or Pegmatite with Tourmaline/Biotite)
Alkali-feldspar granite pegmatite
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Quartz-bearing volcanic rock, likely vesicular basalt
Basalt with secondary quartz (SiO₂) and possible zeolite/chalcedony infill
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz River Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite stained rock)
Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper carbonates
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Orange/Pink variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite-stained Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz Vein in Basalt
Silica-infilled basaltic host rock
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Mica)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (such as tourmaline, magnesio-riebbeckite, or crocidolite)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)