Blue Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
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Blue Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Conglomerate with Quartzite Pebbles
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Onyx Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Agate (Water-Worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Chert Nodule
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert / Flint Nodules
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)
Picture Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Banded Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Green variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Chert-Jasper mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (calcite formulation CaCO3)
Banded Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Peridot and Citrine Gemstones (in a ring setting)
Peridot (Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4), Citrine (Quartz: SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)
Chert (SiO2)
Amazonite
Potassium feldspar (Microcline) - K(AlSi3O8)
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Phyllosilicates)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert Pebble (Jasperoid/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - cryptocrystalline quartz
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Chert (Gravel Bit)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Jasper (Red and Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)