Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
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Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Variety
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Agate (specifically Moss or Plume Agate nodding toward Agatized Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Banded Calcite (variety Honey Calcite / Chocolate Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate (Grey Agate Slice)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Banded Agate (River Stone)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Honey Jasper variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Spondylus Oyster Calcification / Fossilized Oyster
Spondylus (Thorny Oyster) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)
Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Agate Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Quartz/Chert
Mookaite Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Chert (often called Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell
Red Siltstone
Siltstone (composed mainly of SiO2 and Fe2O3)
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)
Banded Chert (or Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities (Hematite/Goethite)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Jasper)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)