Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Oxide inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan/Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron Oxide
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (contains Muscovite/Biotite, Quartz)
Basalt with Weathering Crust
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Bronzite
Enstatite (var. Bronzite), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Vesicular Basalt with Xenocrysts
Mafic Igneous Plutonic/Extrusive Complex
Quartz (Iron-stained or Rose variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Granitic Sand
Detrital sediment (predominantly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Biotite Mica
Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Amygdaloidal Basalt (predominately SiO2 and (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8)
River Pebble (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic minerals
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Flake)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive igneous felsic rock
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Garden Quartz (Phantom Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions (often Chlorite, Hematite, or Iron)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix with Schorl
Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl) with NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
White Topaz
Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Fuchsite
Chrome-bearing Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)