Diamond
Diamond (C)
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Diamond
Diamond (C)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Siltstone/Mudstone variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz with Hematite cementation)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)
Quartz (Common or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule
Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (White/Gray variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)
Ferruginous Conglomerate
Ferruginous Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 in Vesicular Basalt
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Diorite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Intermediate Composition)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)
Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Mica Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2]
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Agatized/Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3 • nH2O)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Fulonite (Fulgurite-like)
Fulgurite (SiO2 fused silica/lechatelierite)