Limestone with Chert or Siltstone bands
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3) often with siliceous impurities
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Limestone with Chert or Siltstone bands
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3) often with siliceous impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Picasso Jasper (or Picasso Marble)
Metamorphosed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with impurities)
Jasper (specifically a banded or dark variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous or Crinoidal Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Calcite Rock
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Chalcedony/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Fossil Shell (Bivalve)
Class Bivalvia (Likely a member of the Ostreidae or Gryphaeidae family), CaCO3
Green Jasper (with Quartz veining)
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline variety of Quartz), formula: SiO2
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (White/Light Tan)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Chert (and/or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Novaculite)
Chert (formula: SiO2)
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Shale Matrix
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments
Agate (Crazy Lace or Eye Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber (Butterscotch/Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (Approx. C10H16O)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Epidote-Feldspar-Quartz Rock