Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Olivine Peridotite
Peridotite (comprising Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 and Pyroxene)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock composed of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Obsidian
Amorphous Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)
Chert (and Chert-based Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)
Fossiliferous Rock (likely Dinosaur Fossil in Matrix)
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Calcium Carbonate/Silica replaced bone material)
Granatic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite Lepidolite
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Clear Quartz (Druzy/Crystal Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Chert (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with minor iron oxide impurities)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony); SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amber
Succinite
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Opal
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with Monzonite/Syenite matrix
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Red Jasper (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz variety / Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)
Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish)
Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varietal Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)