Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
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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)
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)
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)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)
Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2), a variety of Actinolite-Tremolite
Honey Calcite Sphere
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)
Calcite (likely a tumbled specimen)
Calcite (CaCO 3 )
Pink Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Orthoclase Felspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Chert (within Limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (Pink/Potassium-rich)
Pink Granite (contains K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Sand Dollar Fossil (Echinoidea)
Class Echinoidea (likely order Clypeasteroida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)