Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
Triclinic or Monoclinic Tectosilicate (e.g., KAlSi3O8)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded gneiss
Foliated quartz–feldspar gneiss, likely biotite-bearing
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock consisting chiefly of Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Siltstone/Mudstone)
Tumbled limestone or marble
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely limestone (CaCO₃), possibly marble
Mica Schist
Schist (biotite/muscovite schist)
River Cobble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic/Schistose)
Banded gneiss (likely biotite-bearing)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage, with possible iron-oxide staining
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Kyanite (Blue Kyanite)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Specular Hematite (on Schist/Matrix)
Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Green apatite crystal
Apatite group; likely fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Possible magnetite fragment
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), tentative identification
Quartz-rich pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble with iron staining
SiO2
Blue apatite (likely dyed or enhanced)
Apatite group; fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F, is the common blue variety
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)