Lapis lazuli and green-blue chalcedony jewelry
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-bearing metamorphic rock, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)S) with calcite and pyrite; second stone: likely chrysoprase or green-blue chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
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Lapis lazuli and green-blue chalcedony jewelry
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-bearing metamorphic rock, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)S) with calcite and pyrite; second stone: likely chrysoprase or green-blue chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Red jasper-like chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Flint / Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Painted Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock) with acrylic/artistic coating
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert / Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential fossil fragments)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. or Striatolamia sp. (Phosphate/Carbonate mineralized Hydroxyapatite)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2)
Shale
Argillite / Shaly Mudstone
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sedimentary Rock with Crafts (Pet Rock)
Sedimentary rock decorated with synthetic materials
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Chert (variations include Flint/Novaculite)
Chert (formula: SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (Tumbled / Rounded)
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone (lithic wacke/conglomerate mix)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoid columnal (Class Crinoidea) in biomicrite
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Micaceous Litharenite (SiO2 principal)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Chert (Jasper type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)