Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
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Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Geode (unopened)
Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Mother of Pearl and Onyx
Aragonite (Mother of Pearl) and Chalcedony (Onyx)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Megalodon Shark Tooth (Partial Fossil)
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in Calcium Phosphate/Apatite)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH) nH2O)
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Anthozoa), often replaced by Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote | Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) - CaCO3
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brecciated Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-rich variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood (Calamites Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Silicified/Permineralized Plant Fossil)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)