Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Tiger's Eye
Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Waterworn Pebble / Quartzite
Metamorphic/Sedimentary rock fragment
Gneiss (likely Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneiss/Schist (approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Limonite pseudomorph after pyrite
Goethite / Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite (Fe3+O(OH) replacing FeS2)
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (Mica-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Pale Rose or Milky Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Dark gray rounded river pebble
Likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock; exact identification requires testing
Gneiss
Gneiss