Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
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Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Red Jasper (Brecciated Jasper)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Ferric Iron inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Olivine/Peridot
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Quartz (Iron-stained or Rose variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock, not a single mineral; primary mineral is Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein)
Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (mainly SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 major component)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Lake Superior Agate
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Rose Quartz (or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Diamond (in Matrix)
Carbon (C)
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)