Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (subset of Chalcedony); SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Rutilated Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Epidote/Tourmaline inclusions
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / River Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)
Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)
Travertine (often colloquially called Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sunstone (Heliolite)
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Jasper
Agate/Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Geode (CaCO3 + Mg + Fe)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) containing Chromium and/or Vanadium
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Wood (with Coal and Limonite)
Petrified Wood (Silicified or Carbonized Flora)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Emerald in Matrix
Emerald (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate), Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone (Oregon Sunstone)
Labradorite (Feldspar variety) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (often called Flint in this context)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium