Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Shale (Beach-worn)
Laminated Pelite (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often referred to as Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Amber
Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (a common variety of fossilized resin)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite or Aragonite)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Complex mixture of organic compounds (C10H16O)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Amber (Dark/Black Variety)
Succinite (Resinite), C10H16O
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock exposed to metamorphic heat/pressure; Chemical composition is approximately 86%–98% Carbon)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Chert (and Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (Limestone-based)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Flake)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz vein/coating)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)