Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
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Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
River Quartz Pitting/Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca-rich Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Diorite (with Iron Staining)
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Stromatolite (Jasper-replaced)
Fossilized Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria / Cryptozon / Silica SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant rock, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 with (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Knightia Fossil in Limestone
Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granite (specifically Rapakivi Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Travertine
Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Red Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily quartz and feldspar sized 0.0039 to 0.0625 mm)
Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Conglomerate (Red Sandstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic Sandstone)
Limonite (often after Hematite or Goethite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper with Quartz veins
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz veins
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Blue Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Fluorine-bearing aluminum silicate)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (Fe2O3 + SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (Jaspillite)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jaspillite
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)