Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
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Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock, primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gerrit)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cementation
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite
Glacial Cobble (likely Granitic or Gneissic)
Granite/Gneiss Glacial Erratic
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartz (Milky Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (with possible Calcite/Quartz veining)
Afanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Orange Calcite and White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Basalt (Crushed Roadstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of iron oxide)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Fluorite (Rainbow, Purple-Blue Tumbled)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Jasper with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by Quartz and K-Feldspar)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate (or Breccia)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3) - primarily Hematite or Goethite shell with Sandstone core
Graywacke (River Cobble)
Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Quartzite-rich River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock, primarily Augite and Plagioclase)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Banded Onyx (Mexican Onyx / Travertine)
Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Travertine