Quartz Vein in Granite
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Granitic Matrix
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Quartz Vein in Granite
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Granitic Matrix
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly granite or gneiss
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate, possibly granitic gneiss
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and minor mica or sulfide minerals
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Dark flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Beach Pebbles and Quartz Aggregates
Quartz / Calcite Beach Pebbles (SiO2 / CaCO3)
Quartz Vein in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic or Granitic Matrix
Quartz Vein in Gneiss/Granite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Feldspar-Quartz Gneiss host rock
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Sedimentary Pebble
Sedimentary Rock Fragment
Unidentified small rocks or gravel
Druzy quartz geode
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly lining a volcanic geode cavity
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay-mineral impurities
Quartz Druzy on Matrix
SiO2
Quartz vein rock with iron-stained matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with limonite/goethite and minor feldspar or mica
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) with SiO2 hydrothermal vein
Polished orbicular jasper
Orbicular jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite and other silicate inclusions
Metaconglomerate
Protolith: Conglomerate (comprising SiO2, Al2O3, etc.)
Breciated Jasper
Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or granitic pegmatite
Indeterminate quartz–feldspar aggregate; likely granite/pegmatite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite with Milky Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite with Epidote Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone with Hydrothermal Vein
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein in Mafic Rock
Quartzite vein in Metabasalt (SiO2 base)
White quartz pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Wishing Stone (Graywacke with Quartz Vein)
Graywacke (immature sandstone) with a SiO2 (Quartz) intrusion
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Weathering
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite coatings
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered chert or siliceous limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with carbonate minerals
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)