Quartz (Double-Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz (Double-Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) inclusions
Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) Infilling
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Greywacke (River Siltstone)
Lithic Wacke (Sandstone subfamily)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Moqui Marble (Iron Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (NaCl)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Jasper and Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
Ventifact
Eolian Ventifact (often composed of basalt, chert, or quartzite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper River Stone
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide with various impurities)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)