Quartz crystal point (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Quartz crystal point (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Pink feldspar fragment (probable orthoclase or microcline)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Pink chalcedony (likely rough agate/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety, possibly iron-bearing
Banded Agate (River Stone)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Mixed polished river pebbles, predominantly quartzite and quartz
Quartzite (SiO₂), quartz (SiO₂), with possible feldspar-rich and iron-stained lithologies
Basalt (Water-worn Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Flint or chert flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities
Small purple quartz crystal, likely amethyst
Amethyst: violet variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Rounded pink granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and minor biotite/hornblende
Quartz geode
Quartz (SiO₂), likely drusy/microcrystalline quartz lining a geode cavity
Polished chert or jasper cobble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert; iron-oxide-bearing varieties are jasper
Amethyst cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects
Greenish translucent mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly serpentine, epidote, or green glassy feldspar
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Red jasper / iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich breccia
Quartzite (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Rhyolite (felsic volcanic rock) with amygdules
Jasper (Iron-stained Chalcedony)
SiO2 with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide) impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)
Rutilated quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), containing rutile inclusions (TiO₂)
Porphyritic granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica granitoid; exact identification requires testing
Polished orbicular jasper
Orbicular jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and altered volcanic minerals
Chert
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)
Black-and-white jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with contrasting white mineral inclusions
Yellow Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Granite pebble
Coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock; mainly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and minor biotite or amphibole
Tumbled jade-like stone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite: fine-grained interlocking tremolite–actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Tumbled carnelian agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety with iron-oxide coloration
Chert / Flint (Brecciated or Fossiliferous Limestone with Silicification)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified wood
Silicified fossil wood; commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Selenite (gypsum crystal)
Gypsum, calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO₄·2H₂O), likely the variety selenite
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)