Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite
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Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite
Jasper (specifically Picture Jasper or Landscape Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Agate (Moss or Banded Agate variety)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Indian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Rose/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Agate (specifically, a slice of a Blue Lace or Chalcedony Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Agate (specifically a Blue Agate Geode Slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz); SiO2
Amethyst (Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Orbicular Jasper (Eye Jasper / Kambaba-like pattern)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Silica content)
Brecciated Chert
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions
Chert (and its variety Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz
Zirconia (Ceramic) & Ion-X Glass
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Mineral) within Basalt (Rock)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Mudstone (Siltstone)
Lutite (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals with Hematite)