Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
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Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Iridescent schist or phyllite
Micaceous quartz-rich schist/phyllite, likely containing muscovite or chlorite
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper locally)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, Formula: SiO2)
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock)
Orbicular rhyolite (likely)
Rhyolite, a silica-rich volcanic rock; commonly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and iron-rich alteration minerals
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brecciated jasper/chalcedony (iron-stained silica)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Likely black beach pebble
Undetermined; possibly basalt, chert, or dark slate
Conglomeratic breccia
Clast-supported polymictic conglomerate/breccia, cemented by silica- or carbonate-rich matrix
Polished blue sodalite cabochons
Sodalite, Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Granite-like rock
Felsic intrusive igneous rock, likely granite or granodiorite
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Red Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled citrine quartz (likely heat-treated amethyst)
Quartz, SiO₂; crystalline variety citrine
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Chalcedony (likely common gray chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Porphyritic basalt (likely amygdaloidal basalt)
Basalt containing larger plagioclase crystals and pale vesicle-fill minerals, commonly calcite, zeolite, or quartz
Polished brecciated jasper (likely septarian or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron oxides and possibly calcite or other rock fragments
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely citrine pendant
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably heat-treated amethyst or smoky quartz
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rounded pink granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and minor biotite/hornblende
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (possibly metamorphosed to gneiss)
Mica-rich granite (likely biotite granite)
Biotite granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), alkali/feldspar, and biotite mica
Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Amethyst geode
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety amethyst; commonly in basalt-hosted geodes
Green aventurine quartzite (likely)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible fuchsite, chlorite, or epidote
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)