Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Banded Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically an Iron-Concretion)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) cementation
Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Lithic Sandstone
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz Druzy (on Calcedony/Quartz base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red/Brown Variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus Iron Oxide impurities)
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (Goehite/Limonite) inclusions
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Zebra Jasper (Zebra Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and manganese inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron oxide staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar subclass), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)
Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones)
Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Conglomerate (River Rock Aggregate)
Conglomerate (Lithic-clast conglomerate)
Banded Agate (Orca Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)