Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
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Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Blue Topaz (facetted in jewelry)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cements)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz / Agate Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Schist
Muscovite Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Moss Infusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Arsenopyrite in Sulphide Ore
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)