Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
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Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Tourmaline (likely Schorl)
Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with impurities)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix
Muscovite Schist
Mica Schist (primarily KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3/FeO(OH)) inclusions
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - a variety of Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Quartzite / River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Chert (with Iron Staining)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Limonite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Milk Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fire Agate (Crackle Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limonite (often after Hematite or Goethite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
Quartzite with Iron Mineral Banding
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) staining
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Citrine Geode (or Druzy Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂) - a variety of Quartz
Quartzite
Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO₂) variety
Chert (Smoky variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline Opaline/Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Obsidian (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst is a variety of Quartz (SiO₂)
Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxides (SiO2 + Fe2O3)