Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Quartzite and Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Green variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
Chert (Nodular)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Pink Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus; hydroxyapatite (mineralized form Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Chert (specifically Iron-stained or Jasperoid Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)