Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
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Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Chert (and/or Siltstone River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert / Pink Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Liesegang Banding)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
Amber
Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)
Chert (with Limestone matrix)
Chert (Silica: SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert (Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Novaculite)
Chert (formula: SiO2)
Schist
Schist (primarily mica-schist)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartz / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Fossiliferous Shale Matrix
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish)
Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (with possible Feldspar inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock, 86-97% C)
Schist
Lepidoblastic Mica Schist
Granite
Granite
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Banded Agate / Lace Agate
Agate (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)