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Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Common Opal with Host Rock
Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, or Silicon Dioxide)
Picture Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix with Schorl
Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl) with NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Tourmalinated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Schorl inclusions (NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe/Chlorite)
Thunderegg (Agate-filled Geode Node)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Thunderegg (Ate Agate/Jasper Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolite/Perlite matrix
Gneiss
Gneiss
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Sandstone Chert Concretion
Silica-cemented Concretion (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining and Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Agate (Crazy Lace or Eye Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pink/Orange Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)