Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Green Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Flagstone paving (likely sandstone or limestone)
Clastic sandstone or carbonate limestone; exact identification requires testing
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite limonite aggregate; commonly described as limonite or ironstone
Quartz cluster, possibly druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline to coarse crystalline; associated matrix uncertain
Honey calcite (calcite-rich limestone/marble fragment)
Calcite — CaCO₃; likely coarse crystalline calcitic rock
Sodalite beads
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂, likely with minor lazurite/pyrite or calcite inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar or mica
Schist
Mica schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
Polished pale stone, likely limestone or quartzite pebble
Most consistent with micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃), though the image cannot confirm mineralogy
Chert (Jasper/Common Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, possibly weakly metamorphosed
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky or Impure Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
Chert (Black Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled gray feldspar-rich stone, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially fine-grained granite or quartzite
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly basalt or ironstone
Indeterminate; likely Fe-oxide-bearing basaltic rock (commonly magnetite/hematite in a silicate matrix)
Chert (specifically a stream-worn Chert Nodule)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished amethyst pyramid
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Weathered sandstone (probable)
Quartz-rich sandstone, largely composed of cemented quartz grains (SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, possibly granitic gneiss
Biotite-rich granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; quartz–feldspar–biotite assemblage
Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite or basalt
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; probable andesite–basalt, compositionally dominated by plagioclase with pyroxene and possibly alteration minerals
Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment
Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Polished copper-bearing mineral specimen, likely malachite-rich copper ore
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, possibly mixed with chrysocolla or limonite