Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
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Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Shale with Quartz Vein
Argillaceous Shale with Silicon Dioxide Vein
Honey-colored quartz cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely iron-stained or included quartz
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Basalt)
Clastic Sedimentary (Siltstone) or Mafic Igneous (Basalt)
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-veined Siltstone/Greywacke
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz Infill (SiO2 vein)
Probable magnetite-bearing rock
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly in a fine-grained host rock
Calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), likely a massive crystalline specimen
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Weathered, quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely schist or gneiss)
Quartz–feldspar–mica schist/gneiss, with surface lichens and iron-oxide staining
Iron-oxide-stained rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing stone
Limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron oxides, commonly including goethite, FeO(OH)) coating or staining a host rock
Gneiss (Gneissic Granite Pebble)
Metamorphic rock rich in Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Fossil shell fragment
Indeterminate molluscan bioclast, likely aragonite or calcite
Chert (Jasper type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite-bearing rock
Likely pyrite (FeS₂), possibly with quartz or other sulfide minerals
Quartz Geode (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkosic or lithic sandstone
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz / quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-Veined Slate or Greenstone
Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Malachite in Host Rock
Malachite - Cu2CO3(OH)2
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (Crystalline Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite–gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Banded River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartz-Veined Basalt)
Polished River Siltstone or Quartzite Gneiss
Unidentified weathered rock fragments
Likely mixed silicate rocks; specific identification requires testing
Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Eudialyte in Matrix
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3
River Stone (Chalcedony/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz pebble (probable)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich river stone
Rose quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), pink variety
Black Sapphire (Basaltic Blue Sapphire)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered schist or gneiss fragment
Micaceous quartz-feldspar metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Red Jasper with Quartz
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished honey calcite (likely)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)