Quartz Geode (partially opened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron staining
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Quartz Geode (partially opened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron staining
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Limonite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Unidentified gray-brown stone
Likely fine-grained quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is not possible from this close, blurred image
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz-rich Micaceous Schist (SiO2 + phyllosilicates)
Chert (with Quartz Veining)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite / Goethite (Iron Ore)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Healer's Gold (Pyrite and Magnetite in Schist)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Pyrite (FeS2) in Mica Schist
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed mineral and rock collection
Predominantly quartz varieties, including amethyst, plus likely calcite, feldspar, mica, and miscellaneous polished stones
Milky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 – a variety of Microcline, a Potassium Feldspar)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically Chalcedony/Banded Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically, a slice of a Blue Lace or Chalcedony Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Banded Chert or Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar)
Citrine and Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Hematite (Nodular or Botryoidal)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Dalmation Jasper (or Dalmation Stone)
Dalmation Stone (composed of Perthite, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Quartzite (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Jasper Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Agate Nodule (partially vuggy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primary component SiO2)