Mahogany Obsidian or Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2+Fe2O3)
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Mahogany Obsidian or Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2+Fe2O3)
Jasper, possibly Brecciated Jasper or Ocean Jasper due to patterns and color
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), a variety of Chalcedony
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - a variety of Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Mixed Tumbled Stones (Mostly Agate, Jasper, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Chert (Jasper or Flint variant)
Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chert (or possibly Flint)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Strawberry Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Goethite or Hematite
Agate Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Scoria
Scoria (a vesicular basalt or andesite)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Basalt with Mineral Vein (Cobble)
Basalt (with likely Quartz/Calcite vein)
Iron Slag
Vitreous glassy waste (Fe-Si-Al-Ca compounds)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Jasper (likely Lake Superior Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper (beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Chert (variously known as Flint or Microcrystalline Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely a variety of Brecciated Jasper or a patterned variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
Agate (various color varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Brown Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Chert or Flint (polished/water-worn)
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2). Flint is a specific variety of chert.
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides