Basalt Pebble
Basalt
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Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Quartzite Pebbler
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz (part of a Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Lithified microbial mat)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Grey-Green Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond in Matrix
Quartz (SiO2) in Dolostone (CaMg(CO3)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Green Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Echinoid Fossil (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (specifically likely Schizaster or similar genus), calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Chert (Brecciated Jasmine/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Honeycomb Coral Fossil
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Chert (variant Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt
Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Wonderstone (Liesegang Sandstone)
Silicified Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Chert / Flint (with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar)
Ammonite Fossil (Polished Section)
Ammonoidea (typically mineralized with Calcite CaCO3)
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire crystal)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Celestine (or Celestite)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Nephrite Jade (River Bed Pebble)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems
Calcite-rich Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper variety) with Iron Oxide staining
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Banded Flint / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Tower
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Emerald in Matrix
Emerald (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate), Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Agatized Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)