Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (and Limestone) River Cobble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Basanite / Jasperoid)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Grey variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina with Shell Fragment
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Chert (Green variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Blue Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rounded gray river pebble, likely fine-grained sandstone or siltstone
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or siltstone
Rutilated quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), containing rutile inclusions (TiO₂)
Polished granite pebble
Granite, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Tumbled greenstone/chlorite-rich pebble
Likely chlorite-rich greenschist or altered basalt; exact identification requires testing
Polished yellow jasper or opaque chalcedony bead
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained jasper
Yellow jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and dark mineral veins
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)
Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining
Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)
Lazulite Quartzite
Quartzite with Lazulite (SiO2 with (Mg,Fe)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Fossiliferous Chert (Brachiopod/Bryozoan Fossil)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Banded Siltstone
Banded Siltstone / Laminated Siltstone