Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
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Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (Silicon dioxide 45-52%)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Sandstone (Pet Rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically River Stone / Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt Pebble with Epidote/Olivine
Vitreous Basalt (SiO2 with Ca/Mg/Fe silicates)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Limonite (Iron Ore Congcretion)
Limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz / Common Opal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt (Water-worn Pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Carnelian (Banded Agate)
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chert (Smooth River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Vanadinite
Lead Chlorovanadate, Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt (Road Aggregate / Crushed Stone)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt (comprising plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Yellow/Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Dendritic Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Dendritic Agate (also known as Dendritic Siltstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions