Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
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Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Slate
Slate
Molybdenite in Quartz
Molybdenite (MoS2) with Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Hematitic Sandstone
Sandstone with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz chemical formula SiO2)
Pet Rock (Quartzite/Sandstone River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Hexagonaria)
Hexagonaria percarinata / Rugosa coral
Carved Sea Turtle Figurine (Aventurine / Quartz / Jasper)
Quartz variety (SiO2) / Polycrystalline Quartz Aggregate
Quartz-filled Basalt Geode
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2)
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished quartz geode slice
Quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode with drusy quartz crystals
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite Buchsam)
Silicate Mineral (Phyllosilicate family)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxides or feldspar)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Mica (Muscovite)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Agate Bookend / Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Polished agate/chalcedony slab
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Pyrite (Polished Palm Stone)
Iron disulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Kaolinite (China Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Hexagonaria)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Silicified/Calcite Replacement Coral)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Polished dendritic agate (likely moss agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron/manganese oxide inclusions
Tumbled agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Tumbled agate/chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely gray chalcedony with iron-oxide or other mineral inclusions
Polished orbicular granite (likely gabbroic granite)
Granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite/amphibole; exact variety uncertain from the photograph
Polished banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica; exact mineralogy uncertain from image
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate or CaCO3)
Grey Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)