Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Rutilated Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Epidote/Tourmaline inclusions
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Carnelian
Carnelian (subset of Chalcedony); SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert / River Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)
Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)
Travertine (often colloquially called Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sunstone (Heliolite)
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) containing Chromium and/or Vanadium
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite)
Jasper
Agate/Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Geode (CaCO3 + Mg + Fe)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities
Fossilized Wood (with Coal and Limonite)
Petrified Wood (Silicified or Carbonized Flora)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Emerald (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate), Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Sunstone (Oregon Sunstone)
Labradorite (Feldspar variety) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Black Marble with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)