Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
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Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Garden Quartz
Included Quartz (SiO2 with accessory minerals such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fairburn Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (and Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods) in Carboniferous or Devonian Limestone
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)
Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sulfidic Mudstone with Pyrite/Goethite
Sulfidic Siltstone/Mudstone (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Dinosaur Skull Fossil (Velociraptor Replica)
Velociraptor mongoliensis fossil specimen in sedimentary matrix
Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)
Silicified Paleoxylon (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Fossilized Crinoid Stem Segment
Crinoid (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea)
Carnelian and White Quartz Bracelet
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically Carnelian (Chalcedony) and Rock Crystal/Snow Quartz
Chert (Holey Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Solitary Coral)
Rugosa (Order), often referred to as 'Horn Coral' (Lithostrotionella or Grewingkia)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO₂) variety
Chert with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate (variety of Microcline)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)
Chrysocolla (in Host Rock)
Hydrated copper silicate - Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)‑₆) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amethyst (Rough Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities