Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
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Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Coquina (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite Cement
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Hematite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Zebra Jasper
Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cementing agents)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Diorite (or salt-and-pepper granite pebble)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Intermediate Composition)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with mineral inclusions)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Chert (or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper with Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Chert (composed primarily of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony / Gray Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)