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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

Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin) (Echinoidea (Class) - Often found as Micraster or Clypeaster specimens) — sedimentary

Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)

Echinoidea (Class) - Often found as Micraster or Clypeaster specimens

Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore) (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore)

Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Rock (Recrystallized Quartz - SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Rock (Recrystallized Quartz - SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Silica, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Silica, SiO2)

Goethite (Goethite (FeO(OH))) — mineral

Goethite

Goethite (FeO(OH))

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Azurite and Malachite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) / Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)) — mineral

Azurite and Malachite

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) / Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)

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

Chert (and Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (and Jasper) Nodules in Limestone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper) Nodules in Limestone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

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

Banded Agate (specifically Lace Agate type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone (Felsite with Arfvedsonite/Tourmaline)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Stone (Felsite with Arfvedsonite/Tourmaline)

Pyrite (Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2) — Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Blue Topaz (facetted in jewelry) (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Blue Topaz (facetted in jewelry)

Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)

Quartz (Double-Terminated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Double-Terminated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartzite Cobble

Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (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

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz - SiO2)

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite (Ferruginous) (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Iron oxide staining)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Ferruginous)

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Iron oxide staining)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Riverstone / Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Riverstone / Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky tumble) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky tumble)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (and Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Chert (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

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

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian (Carnelian Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)