Chalcedony (Yellow Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chalcedony (Yellow Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Apophyllite
Fluorapophyllite-(K), KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Chalcedony (specifically Blue Chalcedony or Common Opal variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Chlorite schist (primarily Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite-Albite)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Mafic extrusive igneous rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Pumice
Pumice (Highly vesicular felsic extrusive igneous rock; primarily SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (vesicular basaltic rock)
Greenstone (Greenschist)
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Diabase
Alkali Basalt with iron oxidation
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe-bearing Basalt)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with cryptocrystalline structure
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Blue Chalcedony
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Red Jasper (Silicate Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Basalt with Pahoehoe flow texture
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities) - SiO2
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Basalt with Caliche Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) coating
Quartz-veined Basalt
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein
River Rock (Basalt/Greywacke)
Aphanitic Basalt or Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)
Jasper and Basalt Mix (Dark Chert/Basalt River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Mineral Vein filling
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Rock)
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate with Basaltic Clast
Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Glass)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular basaltic rock)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Scoria
Vesicular Basaltic Andesite/Scoria
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)