Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Category
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Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Riverstone Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Siltstone (or Red Shale)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Limonite host rock
Granite
Granite
Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Unakite
Unakite (Altered Granite consisting of Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), and Quartz SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Agate (Common Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)
Granitic Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Granite (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite (Quartz-rich Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock: Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Brown Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite
SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Shungite
Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian mineraloid)
Chert Breccia (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Chert
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Granite
Granite (a common name for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)