Cinnabar in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mercury Sulfide (HgS) inclusions
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Cinnabar in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mercury Sulfide (HgS) inclusions
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)
Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (Fe2O3 heavy)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Shale
Lutite (primarily composed of Hydrous Aluminum Silicates with Hematite staining)
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint) with Glauconite
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Mudstone)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also known as Eudialyte/Garnet Syenite variety)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2] within a silicate matrix
Blue Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities; typically a form of Chalcedony/Microcrystalline Quartz
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Cloudy Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix)
Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)