Sandstone Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron oxide concretion (Hematite/Goethite and Quartz)
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Sandstone Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron oxide concretion (Hematite/Goethite and Quartz)
Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Anthracite
Anthracite Coal
Fossilized Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa, Fossilized Calcium Carbonate CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Stromatolite
Cyanobacteria fossilized formation (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Crinoid Stem Columns (Fossil)
Crinoidea (Class); often composed of the mineral Calcite (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Chert (Yellow or Tan Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
African Turquoise
Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert (Chert with Crinoid Stem Impression)
Chert (SiO2) with fossil Anthozoan or Crinoid columnals
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (SiO2) with iron hydroxide inclusions
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flower Jasper
Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 cement)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (ferruginous sandstone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) impurities