Rough Agate/Chert Nodules
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Rough Agate/Chert Nodules
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, approximately 70% or more)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Schist
Mica Schist (variety: Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitoid (Granitic Rock)
Granitoid (Quartzo-feldspathic plutonic rock)
Jasper (Red/Brown Variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus Iron Oxide impurities)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Chalk / Sedimentary Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Chert (and its variety Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Quartzite Pebbles
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)