Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite)
Jasper (Imperial Jasper style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Riverstone Quartzite (Water-worn Siltstone/Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Fulonite (Fulgurite-like)
Fulgurite (SiO2 fused silica/lechatelierite)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with inclusions of Hematite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide impurities
Basalt
Basalt
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Quartzite with Hematite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) - Composition: SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)
Quartz Mica Schist
Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide with various impurities)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide), Formula: SiO2
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Nuummite
Nuummite (ortho-amphibole rock)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Quartzite (Tumbled Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Mica in Host Rock
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Chert (with Quartz veins)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite (specifically Rapakivi Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)