Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)
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Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy or Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Common Opal (Green Opal / Pistachio Opal)
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz Geode (with Agate banding)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 with inclusions)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Chert (Cherty Limestone / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone with Ironstone Banding
Clastic Sandstone (composed of Quartz with Hematite/Limonite bonding)
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone (likely Quartzose type)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Carnelian variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)