Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Agatized Fossil or Chalcedony Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carved quartz (likely rose quartz and green aventurine/quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); green material may be aventurine quartz or serpentine
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-style)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Chert (or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Chalcedony or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian or brown agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Red Jasper (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Black-and-white jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with contrasting white mineral inclusions
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger)
Carcharias sp. (Fossilized Tooth)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Polished carnelian jasper / brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony with iron-oxide pigments and opaque jasper fragments
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored chiefly by iron oxides
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Tumbled brown jasper (likely iron-rich chalcedony)
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled banded jasper, likely brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay inclusions