Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or milky quartz
Mostly microcrystalline or crystalline quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite cobble
Granite/granitic rock, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor biotite or other dark minerals; the reddish-brown areas may be iron-oxide staining or weathered accessory minerals
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss pebble
Banded gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Sandstone with Trace Fossils
Quartz Arenite with Bioturbation (Trace Fossils)
Chert (within Limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chert (Flint nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silicified Breccia (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian Beads
Silicon Dioxide (Variety of Chalcedony), $SiO_2$
Quartzite Pebbles with Quartz Veining
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with country rock matrix)
Breccia
Breccia
Coquina or Fossiliferous Conglomerate
Bioclastic Rudstone (variable composition)
Chert (Jasper/Ironstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (CaCO3/SiO2 cemented quartz)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered granite (feldspathic, iron-stained granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, and minor mica/amphibole. Exact identification is uncertain from a single photograph.
Sandstone (with Iron Oxidation)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Jasper / Chert (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Agatized)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock type)
Weathered granitic rock
Granite or granodiorite; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Quartz pebble (Quartzite / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)