Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
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Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Grey variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Mookaite (variety of Chert/Jasper), Silicon Dioxide - SiO2
Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert (River Cobble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (Jaspilite)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF); predominantly Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Chert/Jasper (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Yellow or Tan variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)
Chert (Arrowhead/Tool Grade)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Granite (Pink/Red Orthoclase variety)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Coquina or Fossilized Shell Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Biogenic Limestone
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Polished Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)