Chert (often called Flint in this variation)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
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Chert (often called Flint in this variation)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Massive Quartz (Milky or Gray)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variously known as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (often referred to as Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinates (Organic compound: C10H16O)
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic gemstone
Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Bauxite
Bauxite (principal ore of aluminum, primarily Al(OH)3)
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) permineralized organic matter
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Greywacke (River Pebble with Quartz Veins)
Greywacke (Indurated Sandstone); Veins: SiO2 (Quartz)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, Biotite, and Hornblende)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Chert Breccia (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Chert