Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow/Brown Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO2) - Silicon Dioxide
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions
Pyrite in Shaly Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Schist (Graphite or Mica rich)
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, or Graphite)
Chert (with Limestone matrix)
Chert (Silica: SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Bituminous or Carbonaceous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Impurities
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Honey Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Amethyst with Marcasite accents
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide SiO2) and Marcasite (Iron Sulfide FeS2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amber
Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin
Native Gold (in earring form)
Gold (Au)
Turquoise with Pyrite
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O] with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Pink Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Black Opal
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Milky Quartz with Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)