Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
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Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wishing Stone
Greenschist or Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Kimberlite host rock with C (Carbon) inclusion
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite (with alteration)
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Limonite Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Pebble (Likely Basalt or Siltstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock or mafic volcanic rock
Sandstone (likely Siltstone)
Arenite or Siltstone (high SiO2 content)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral; main component is Lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(Al6Si6O24)])
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Banded Onyx (Green Onyx)
Banded Calcite or Travertine (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Glacial Cobble)
Arenite / Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and K-feldspar)
Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode (partially opened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron staining
River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with banding)
Polished Basaltic or Siliciclastic River Cobble
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)