Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper with Quartz veins)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Diabase / Microgabbro
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Peridotite (Olivine/Peridot)
Peridotite: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine-rich ultramafic rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Ferruginous Chert (primarily Quartz [SiO2] and Hematite/Magnetite [Fe2O3/Fe3O4])
Red Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Agate Nodule / Weathered Chert
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Fluorite (translucent octahedral crystal)
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper (possibly Wonderstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)