Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
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Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Pink Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble (Flint)
Microcrystalline/Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodular)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Chert (Brecciated Jasmine/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Chert (varieties: Flint or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and its variety Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Coquina (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase phenocrysts)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Sandstone (Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Basalt (containing CaCO3 inclusions)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Banded)
Clastic Terrigenous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide banding)
Sandstone (Banded Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Granite (tumbled pebble)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)