Chert (and Quartz Gravel)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
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Chert (and Quartz Gravel)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O
Agate
SiO2
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with impurities)
Basalt (Water-worn pebble)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Greenschist / Greenstone
Greenschist facies metabasite
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, mixtures of FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Aventurine
Quartzite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Agate
SiO2 (Silicon dioxide, chalcedony variety)
Sandstone
Arenite (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Greenstone (Epidosite or Altered Basalt)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Lapis Lazuli (blue bead) and Moss Agate (green heart)
Lapis Lazuli (lazurite-based rock) and Moss Agate (SiO2 with manganese/iron inclusions)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O mixed with iron oxides)
Polished Jasper (Mushroom Carving)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Brown Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Sunset Sodalite)
Sodalite-Syenite (Na8[Al6Si6O24]Cl2 with KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Seashell Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Granite
Granitoid
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
River Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone)
Siltstone / Argillaceous Greywacke
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with inclusions of Hematite)
Sandstone (Quartzite texture)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Mica (Muscovite)
Potassium aluminum silicate - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)