Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chromium-rich mica or chlorite inclusions)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Red Ochre (Hematite-rich Clay)
Limonitic/Hematitic Claystone (Fe2O3 with clay minerals)
Picture Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often referred to as 'Jasper' when red)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions typically of Fuchsite; SiO2
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Agate (variety of Chalcedony)
Agate (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impure Iron oxides
Jasper with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Agatized Dinosaur Bone (Silicified Paleo-osteoid)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions - SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)
Green Onyx (Banded Calcite)
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Greenstone (metamorphosed basalt)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)