Quartz / Common Opal Transition
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz / Common Opal Transition
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Jasper or Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, formula: SiO2)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (composed primarily of Fluorapatite)
Basalt with Epidote (Flowerstone-like texture)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (silicate mineral inclusions)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber and Citrine Quartz
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Citrine)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper based on color)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass with vesicular texture)
Blue Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO4)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Travertine
Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark or worked)
Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Fossil / Permineralized Bone
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Ironstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions