Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
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Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with mineral inclusions)
Plume Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Geode body
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Red Jasper (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
Granular Sandstone
Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss