Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony
Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine with SiO2 infill)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Jasper and Quartz conglomerate (River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony and Quartz variety
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock) with SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) veins
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Form of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxides)
Chert (includes Flint & Jasper)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, chemical formula SiO2)
Fossiliferous Shale Matrix
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments
Ammonite Fossil in Limestone Matrix
Ammonoidea (subclass) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled)
Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Graphite Schist
C (Carbonaceous Schist)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Greywacke with Quartz Vein
Matrix: Impure Sandstone (SiO2 + varied clasts), Veins: Quartz (SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyry (Flower Stone)
Porphyry (Andesite or Basalt matrix)