Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
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Gneiss
Gneiss
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Conglomerate (Pebble Conglomerate)
Conglomerate
Greywacke (Stream Pebble with Quartz/Calcite Veins)
Greywacke sandstone / Metagraywacke
Sandstone Pebble (River Rock)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Greywacke (Sandstone)
Lithic wacke
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (and/or River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Banded Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chalcedony)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with inclusions of Hematite)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Granitic Sand
Detrital sediment (predominantly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Calcite with Quartz coating
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished banded calcite (often sold as “onyx marble” or Mexican onyx)
Banded calcite, CaCO₃ (sometimes aragonite); decorative “onyx marble” is not true quartz onyx
Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone (Lithic Arenite)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2 with mineral cement)
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (with biological inclusions)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Chert (Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with cement)
Pebble
Lithic fragment (Quartzite or general rock pebble)
Yellow Jasper / "Yellow Turquoise"
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (Flint / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Steinkern (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Jasper / Chert nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (Quartzose/Feldspathic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement