Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
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Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Granite
Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Iron Oxide)
Chert (White-Tan variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Grey River Stone (Quartz-rich Quartzite/Siltstone)
Quartzite / Meta-siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Sunstone-like Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Ferruginous Arenite
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Greywacke with Quartz Veins
Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke) with SiO2 inclusions
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Chlorite or Hornblende) and country rock
SiO2 (Quartz) with associated ferromagnesian minerals
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Mica)
Gneiss
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (variously known as Flint or Microcrystalline Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Sulfide matrix)
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Yellow Quartz or Citrine Geode/Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)