Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Quartz (Druzy or Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich)
Yellow Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper with Quartz
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (Amethyst / Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble
Quartzite / Weathered Sedimentary Rock
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Mafic Igneous Rock with Quartz (SiO2) intrusions
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone
Sedimentary quartz arenite
Quartz (likely Rose or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Decorative polished pebbles
Likely mixed quartz-rich lithologies, including quartzite, jasper, and/or basalt
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Quartz Geode with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode Form
Dark gray chert or flint nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony/quartz
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Geode (Unopened)
Chalcedony/Quartz Geode (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicate (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)