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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 (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite with Vugs (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Vugs

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Biotite on Quartz (Biotite Mica (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite on Quartz

Biotite Mica (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

Chert (Mookaite style Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Mookaite style Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (variety of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (variety of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Tiffany Stone (Bertrandite (with Fluorite, Opal, and Chalcedony), Be4Si2O7(OH)2) — mineral

Tiffany Stone

Bertrandite (with Fluorite, Opal, and Chalcedony), Be4Si2O7(OH)2

Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz

Unakite (Epidotized Granite (Fe, Ca, Al silicate + KAlSi3O8)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite (Fe, Ca, Al silicate + KAlSi3O8)

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (varietal Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite / Ironstone (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Ironstone

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)

Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)) — mineral

Fuchsite

K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Silica, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Silica, SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Brown Jasper (Likely) (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — Mineral

Brown Jasper (Likely)

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Howlite

Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide)

Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Banded Agate (specifically Lace Agate type) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Lace Agate type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (White Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (likely Polychrome or Mookaite variants) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and hydroxide inclusions) — sedimentary (chemically precipitated)

Jasper (likely Polychrome or Mookaite variants)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and hydroxide inclusions

sedimentary (chemically precipitated)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Red Jasper/Carnelian Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Red Jasper/Carnelian Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix) (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)) — mineral

Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix)

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)

Quartzite Cobble (Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)