Black Opal (Triplet)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
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Black Opal (Triplet)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Ferruginous Siltstone
Siltstone with Magnetite/Hematite bands
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Red Jasper (or Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite
Common Opal / Chert
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (Quartz with Glauconite)
Fossil Sponge / Horn Coral / Crinoid Stem
Phylum Porifera or Cnidaria fossilized in calcium carbonate / silica
Chert (Sedimentary Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock predominantly composed of silicate grains
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Red Arkose)
Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 rich)
Red Jasper (or Agate/Jasper mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Blue-Gray Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Red Jasper (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Brachiopod Fossil in Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic sandstone ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Sandstone or Siltstone
Arenite or Siltstone
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Stratified Siliciclastic / Arenite or Siltstone with Mineral Bands
Weathered Sedimentary Rock with Liesegang Rings
Sandstone or Siltstone with Iron Oxide Banding
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone)
Calcite (CaCO3)
Sedimentary River Rock
Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartzite or Sandstone pebble)
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Mudstone with concretion)
Siltstone with Ferruginous Banding
River Stone (Sedimentary Sandstone/Quartzite)
Arenite/Quartzite transition specimen