Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Stromatolite (Jasper-replaced)
Fossilized Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria / Cryptozon / Silica SiO2)
Grey and White Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Smooth River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions
Fossil Coral (Favosites Honeycomb)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion
Chert (White/Light Tan)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greensand)
Glauconitic Siliciclastic Rock (Containing (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Green Jasper (with Quartz veining)
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline variety of Quartz), formula: SiO2
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Brown or Brecciated)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)