Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Quartz with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartzite with vugs/druzy quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone Pebble)
Arenite with iron oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Picasso Stone
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Limestone)
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Tan Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Chert (often called Jasper in this color variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diabase (Greenstone)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Sandstone (specifically Flagstone)
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)
Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite (Laterite Clay)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides: Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Moqui Marble (Moqui Ball)
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite cemented Sandstone)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone Cobble with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide precipitation (SiO2 matrix with Fe2O3 banding)