Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
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Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond in Kimberlite Matrix (Diamond: C, Kimberlite: complex Potassic Peridotite)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond (Cluster Ring)
Carbon (C)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flower Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Coquina)
Chalk
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)
White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Onyx (Black) and Mother of Pearl Inlay
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for Onyx; Aragonite (CaCO3) for Mother of Pearl
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished blue stone, likely sodalite or dyed agate
Sodalite: Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; exact identification requires testing
Riverstone (Sandstone Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Granite
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Polished agate or jasper cabochon
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, possibly iron-rich jasper inclusions
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate / Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide with Crocidolite inclusions (SiO2)
Fossilized Gastropod Shell
Gastropoda (Fossilized internal mold or shell body)
Tiger's Eye
Quartz pseudomorph after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe oxide inclusions)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Green Jasper / Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper in Calcite / Brecciated Jasper
Silicon dioxide with calcium carbonate (SiO2 with CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic tissue)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2