Crazy Lace Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with microcrystalline quartz
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Crazy Lace Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with microcrystalline quartz
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Chalcedony (likely Carnelian or Yellow Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Beryl (Emerald variety in host rock)
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Silicate mineral)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (varies based on mineral makeup, often Biotite/Muscovite schist)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock
Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Coal)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber (Dark/Black Variety)
Succinite (Resinite), C10H16O
Banded Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Jasper containing Agate (Jaspagate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil
Green Gneiss or Greenschist
Chlorite/Actinolite Gneiss or Schist
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue-green tourmaline (likely indicolite)
Elbaite tourmaline, Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite impurities
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chrysocolla Chalcedony
Hydrated Copper Phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 + SiO2
Brecciated Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Desert Varnish
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly) with Ferromanganese coating
Moss Agate and Hematite
Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains
Green Moonstone (Garnierite)
Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicate (often a mix of Serpentine and Talc/Chlorite groups)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)