Quartz / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bay Scallop Shell
Argopecten irradians (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxides
Zebra Stone (Silicified Siltstone)
Silicified Siltstone with Quartz/Kaolinite inclusions
Flower Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Platy inclusions
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Concretion
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Granite Gneiss
Felsic Gneiss (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fuchsite Quartzite (Green Quartzite)
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 + SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with limonite/goethite cement
Banded Iron Formation (Chert/Jasper)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Mookaite style Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Dragon Stone (Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper inclusions (varied SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron oxide concretion (Goethite/Hematite and Sandstone)
Moqui Marble (Iron Oxide Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (primarily Limonite/Hematite around a Sandstone center)
Picture Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)
Quartz (specifically Milky/Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Script Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Ironstone Concretion (Boji Stone/Moqui Marble type)
Goethite/Hematite-encrusted Sandstone Concretion
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Limestone (Tufa/Travertine)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)