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Red Sandstone
Arenite
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, MgO, FeO, and CaO)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion with Fossil Wood
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Jasper (likely river-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions typically of Fuchsite; SiO2
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)
Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Quartz with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone)
Arenite or Siltstone (high SiO2 content)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)