Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
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Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with manganese/iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)
Sandstone (Red / Iron-stained)
Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Tumbled brown chalcedony or quartzite pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red coral cabochon (likely dyed or reconstructed coral)
Corallium rubrum or other calcareous coral; chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃)
Yellow Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Precious Coral (Red Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Septarian or Nodular variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral
Rugosa / Scleractinia (Agatized or Calcitized Coral)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)
Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia
Chert with Iron Oxide Staining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Geode
Goethite / Hematite Concretion (Fe3O4 / FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria fossil / Calcite-replaced coral
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River-worn Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow jasper or silicified rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, likely iron-oxide colored
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone containing a Brachiopod or Mollusk Impression
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / Fossiliferous Limestone
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
Tumbled brown agate (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possibly mineral inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3 with SiO2 or CaCO3 intrusions)
Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock
Pink Opal
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (Common Opal/Agatized Rock)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with potential Chalcedony/Opaline silica
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork)
Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes tooth
Banded Chert (likely Flint or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Banded Chert / Sandstone Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Silicified Sandstone
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)