Quartz (likely)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Category
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Quartz (likely)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Chert
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Silicate/Oxide mixture)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chert (with Limestone matrix)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Nodule/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agatized Fossil or Chalcedony Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone
Arenite
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-style)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities