Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic jasper (brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Granite Pebbles
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan/Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Jasper pebble with vein quartz cross-cutting fractures
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Hag Stone
Perforated Quartz Pebble / Sedimentary Rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide)
Iron-stained quartz (likely quartzite or quartz-rich rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
Basalt with Quartz/Plagioclase Inclusions
Mafic volcanic rock (Basaltic)
Witch Stone (Hag Stone)
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (Typically Sandstone or Limestone)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Chert on Volcanic Host Rock
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) within Basalt or Andesite
Red Sandstone
Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz (in a rock matrix)
Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Quartz-Arenite
Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides and hydroxides
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Hematite staining
Arenite with Fe2O3 inclusions
Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 + varied clasts)
Red Jasper (Brecciated Jasper)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Ferric Iron inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and possible calcite inclusions
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite inclusions
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock / Flint / Limestone