Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
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Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist
Polished/tumbled quartz-rich pegmatite
Quartz–feldspar pegmatite, with iron-oxide staining; chiefly SiO₂ and KAlSi₃O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈
Andesite Porphyry
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (SiO2 enriched metamorphic rock)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Glaucophane-bearing Schist (Blueschist)
Blueschist (Glaucophane-Lawsonite Schist)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions
Gold-bearing Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with associated pyrite or native gold
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Guitar Components (Steel, Nickel, Plastic, Wood)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Polished/tumbled jasper, likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and other silicate impurities
Lepidolite in Mica Schist
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Green Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red variety of cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Polished carnelian/chalcedony
Carnelian, a reddish-orange variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled Grey Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (Chalcedony)
Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky / Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Caliche Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) coating
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Schist
Mica Schist