Yellow Jasper with Dendritic Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions
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Yellow Jasper with Dendritic Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions
Sandstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Chrysocolla in Quartz (Gem Silica)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Obsidian
Obsidian
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Iron-rich sedimentary rock (FeOx)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Silica, SiO2, or Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Blue Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite Inclusions in Quartz (SiO2 with Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2-rich glass)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions)
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Fuchsite
Chromian Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Green Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Actinolite inclusions (SiO2 + Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Asphalt (Aggregate)
Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + MgO / Fe3O4)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz containing Muscovite or Mica inclusions (SiO2)
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite nodule)
Hydrothermally altered Ferric Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Claystone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Ironstone-rich)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (e.g., Siderite or Ironstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2 with mineral cement)
Concretion
Septarian or Siderite Concretion
Limitation Concretion
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Limonite)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (mostly SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banding
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Pyrite Sun
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)