Sedimentary And Metamorphic

Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Sandstone or Quartzite Pebble

Arenite or Quartzite

Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite

Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar, iron-oxide staining, and minor lithic grains

Jasper and Quartzite mix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Rounded brown pebble, likely chert or iron-stained quartzite

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite; identification is uncertain from the image

Worn quartz-rich pebble, likely chert or quartzite

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite

Mixed Agate and Lapis Lazuli Bracelet

Chalcedony (SiO2) and Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite)

Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)

Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Greenstone / Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt

Red Jasper (possibly with Quartz or Hematite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Pyrite-bearing rock (likely pyrite in a quartz or sulfide-rich matrix)

Pyrite, FeS₂; the gray host may be quartz, carbonate, or another sulfide-bearing rock

Rounded quartz-rich pebble, likely sandstone or quartzite

Quartz sandstone (quartz arenite) or low-grade quartzite; predominantly SiO₂

Smooth river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite

Indeterminate quartz-rich clast; possibly quartzite (mostly SiO₂)

Sandstone or Quartzite with algae

Unknown specific, largely SiO2 with biological growth

Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or fine-grained quartzite

Indeterminate quartz-rich lithic clast; likely quartz sandstone (SiO₂-rich) or quartzite

Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely sandstone or quartzite

Quartz-dominated lithic fragment; probable quartz sandstone (SiO₂)

Tumbled brown stone, likely jasper or fine-grained quartzite

Uncertain; probable microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly ferruginous jasper

River Pebbles (Sandstone and Quartzite)

SiO2 (Quartz) dominated clastic rocks

Micaceous Sandstone or Quartzite

Sandstone (lithified quartz grains, often with mica) or Quartzite (metamorphosed sandstone)

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) crystal conglomerate

Unidentified River Rock or Mudstone

N/A (Generic rock fragment)

Probable amber fragment

Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)

River Stone / Pebble

Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)

Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)

Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Rhodonite

Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate — MnSiO₃; the specimen may include quartz, feldspar, and black manganese-oxide minerals in the matrix

Tiger’s eye

Quartz variety, primarily silicon dioxide (SiO₂); fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite asbestos

Mixed Rock Collection (Pebbles and Stones)

Various geological specimens

Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)

Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)

Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates

Mixed Rock and Mineral Collection

Various geological specimens

Earth

Terra / Earth

Mixed Tumbled Stones (Mostly Agate, Jasper, and Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Engineer Quartz/Quartzite

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with binders)

Shale or Argillite

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)

Painted River Rock

Polished fluvial clast with acrylic/synthetic pigment coating

Crushed Stone / Gravel (Multiple Rock Types)

Lithic fragments (undifferentiated)

Mixed Gravel and Pebbles

Polylithic Alluvial Aggregate

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silica (Industrial Glass Byproduct)

Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)

N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)

Orange Quartzite (or Yellow Jasper / Carnelian Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)