Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Yellow Chert or Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - a variety of Microcline Feldspar)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Chert (specifically Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock - Granodiorite
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Chert (Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline and Sphalerite
Pegmatite containing Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) and Sphalerite ((Zn,Fe)S)
Chert
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Bauxite Ore
Hydrated aluminum oxides (e.g., Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite ̲̲̲̲AlOOH, Diaspore ̲̲̲̲AlOOH)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral; composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar (Orthoclase and Plagioclase), and Mica (Biotite and/or Muscovite) and/or Amphibole)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Chert (Gravel)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline silicon dioxide, SiO2)