Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Category
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Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Travertine' or 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tiger’s eye
Quartz variety, primarily silicon dioxide (SiO₂); fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite asbestos
Diorite
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Boulder Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Black Garnet (Melanite)
Andradite, Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
Basalt with Weathering Rind
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
River Pebble (Quartzite/Chert)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock with dominant Alkali Feldspar
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly laterite or limonite-bearing sandstone
Laterite/limonite-rich material; commonly dominated by goethite (FeO(OH)) and hydrated iron oxides
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Chalcedony / Rough Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pebble (Glacial Erratic)
Granite
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone or Chain Coral Pebble)
Hexagonaria percarinata / Rugosa coral (CaCO3)
Silicon
Element Si
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite/Silica glass)
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Granite
Granite
Chert (Yellow/Tan Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Limestone (River Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered basalt or other dark volcanic rock
Likely basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine and iron oxides
Chert (specifically tan/pink variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)