Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Variscite in Matrix
Variscite (AlPO4 · 2H2O)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Chrysocolla (with Quartz and Azurite)
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral [Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)]
Amethyst
Quartz variety; SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Sphalerite in Matrix (Polished Point)
Zinc sulfide (Zn,Fe)S
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite variety
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Amazonite in Pegmatite Matrix with Smoky Quartz
K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline (var. Amazonite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Liesegang Ring Siltstone
Siltstone with iron oxide Liesegang bands
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)
Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Purple Quartz); formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified radiolarite (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Sugilite
KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 (Potassium Sodium Lithium Iron Manganese Aluminum Silicate)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Chlorite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Unpolished)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Chert/Jasper variety), formula SiO2
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions