Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
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Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with inclusions of Hematite)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Coral Fossil (Favosites)
Favosites (Calcite/Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Gastropod in Chert/Limestone
Internal mold of Gastropoda (Class) with CaCO3 or SiO2 mineral formula
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Jasper with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impure Iron Oxides
Chert (containing Calcite or Quartz inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying mineral impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Moqui Marble
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)
Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Crinoid and Coral Fossils in Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugosa (order) and Crinoidea (class)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation containing Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions
Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite/Hematite
Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order: Rugosa (e.g., Grewingkia or Heliophyllum); composed of Calcite (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (often called Jasper in this color)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (composition: Calcite CaCO3, Aragonite CaCO3, and Limestone/Clay)
Red Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
River Pebble (Greywacke or Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Lithic Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)
Jasper (Red/Green Brecciated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)