Specular Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
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Specular Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Yellow Jasper / Chert
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid)
Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Chert (Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brown variety / Common Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber in Matrix
Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Tree Agate (also known as Dendritic Agate)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase Feldspar with inclusions)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Bort or Carbonado
C - Polycrystalline Diamond
Chert (Yellow/Tan)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Chert (often called Flint in dark varieties)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4·nH2O)
Zebra Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized Calcite)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Silicate mineral (Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12; Pyrope: Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions