Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greensand)
Glauconitic Siliciclastic Rock (Containing (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Scoria
Amygdaloidal Basalt / Vesicular Basalt
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
Paper (Cellulose)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Muscovite Schist
Chert (and its variety Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gossan (Iron Hat) with Quartz and Chlorite
Limonite/Goethite-rich Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with inclusions of Quartz and Chlorite
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mexican Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)