Carnelian Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian Chalcedony
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Carnelian Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian Chalcedony
Blue Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper with Agate Inclusions
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Chalcedony/Agate
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Aragonite / Calcite Geode
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Secondary Formation
Marble (White)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite and Purple Amethyst Druzy
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Amethyst)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with iron impurities
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite
Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite)
Porphyritic extrusive igneous rock (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine inclusions/Plagioclase Feldspar)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Turquoise (Green variety)
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Mudstone/Shale)
Quartz-veined Schist (or Metasandstone)
Metamorphic Rock with Quartz Veining (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Fire Opal (in Matrix)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Milky Quartz (or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Peridotite (Olivine)
Peridotite (comprising (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Fossil Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of Tabulate coral)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2