Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
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Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder)
Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Moqui Marble
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite over Sandstone)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 - Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond in Kimberlite Matrix (Diamond: C, Kimberlite: complex Potassic Peridotite)
Porphyritic Basalt (with Quartz or Calcite inclusion)
Porphyritic Basalt (Matrix: SiO2/MgO/FeO, Phenocryst: likely Quartz or Calcite)
Vesicular Basalt with Opal or Quartz
Vesicular Basalt (Amorphous SiO2.nH2O if Opal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca-rich Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (partially formed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore
Hematite-Magnetite BIF (Fe2O3 / Fe3O4 mixed with SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Epidote Water-Worn Pebble
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Crinoid Fossil Stem Segment
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock)
Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist (with Muscovite)
Muscovite/Quartz Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Coquina/Limestone)
Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bioclastic Limestone
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Quartz Geode (partially opened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron staining
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Granite (Micro-specimen)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Mixed Mineral Specimens
Mixed Silicates, Oxides, and Phosphates (SiO₂, Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH), Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂, etc.)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)