Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Travertine' or 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Pink Granite Gneiss
Granitic Gneiss
Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale / Mudstone
Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz (Crystalline Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Quartz Nodule / Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Chert/Chalcedony variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Metamorphic/Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz Vein in Greywacke/Slate (SiO2 in host rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite limonite aggregate; commonly described as limonite or ironstone
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coal
Anthracite or Bituminous Coal (Carbon)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Yellow Ocherous Siltstone (Limonitic Shale)
Limonitic Siltstone / Goethite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Quartzite Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 rich)
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Blue Opal in Matrix
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Veined Pebble (Quartz/Calcite Veined Metamorphic/Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz / Calcite Veined Fault Breccia or Metamorphic Pebble
Shale
Argillite / Shale
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals