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Silicon Dioxide / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Silicon Dioxide / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Tremolite-Actinolite series (Nephrite) or NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite)
Agate
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper (Zebra Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Dendritic Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Jasper (with Manganese or Iron inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (primarily Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite/Tourmaline)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with inclusions
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Gossan with Copper Carbonate (Chrysocolla/Malachite)
Ferruginous Oxide (Gossan) with Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla)
Jasper (likely river-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Chert (Septarian Concretion/Nodule)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with carbonate mineral veining
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Manganese inclusions
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite and Goethite on Gossan
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite)
Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Hag Stone
Porous sedimentary rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Sandstone) with naturally occurring holes
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper (Mookaite variety likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper with Quartz Veining
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusions
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (inter-mixed iron oxides and hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities; typically a form of Chalcedony/Microcrystalline Quartz
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)