Chrysoprase (Nickel-bearing Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Hydrous Nickel Silicates
Category
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Chrysoprase (Nickel-bearing Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Hydrous Nickel Silicates
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper and Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Moss Agate / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and manganese inclusions
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Plagioclase Feldspar
NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Tan Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety) - Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Ca19(Al, Mg, Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH, F, O)10
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Chert Nodule (with Flint core)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Amber
Succinates (Organic compound: C10H16O)