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Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Limestone

Glauconite

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

Chrysoprase (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica containing nickel); Chemical Formula: SiO2 with Ni impurities) — mineral

Chrysoprase

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica containing nickel); Chemical Formula: SiO2 with Ni impurities

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Magnetite (Lodestone) (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone)

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconite (Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconite

Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flower Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with Scolecite/Opaque inclusions) — mineral

Flower Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with Scolecite/Opaque inclusions

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and silicate inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and silicate inclusions

Celestine (or Celestite) Geode (Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (or Celestite) Geode

Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)

Chert (variations include Flint) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Dinosaur Bone (Agatized Dinosaur Bone) — sedimentary/fossil

Dinosaur Bone

Agatized Dinosaur Bone

sedimentary/fossil

Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Specular Hematite (Specularite) (Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite)

Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide impurities

Epidotite (Unakite-related) (Epidote-rich rock) — metamorphic

Epidotite (Unakite-related)

Epidote-rich rock

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony mix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)