Pyrite
Iron disulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron disulfide (FeS2)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Shale
Shale (clay-rich mudstone)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Banded Sandstone (Differential Weathering)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Coprolite
Coprolite (fossilized feces)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Quartz-Veined Mudstone
Argillaceous Mudstone with Quartz Veining
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic shell
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzite-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper (technically a type of Agate/Anhydrite)
Calcite and Anhydrite with inclusions of Realgar and Orpiment (As2S3)
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald / Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper/Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)