Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marcasite Concretion (Propeller/Sand Dollar shape)
Marcasite (FeS2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Arkosic Sandstone
Arkose
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Gray Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Milky and Gray)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Pink Dyed Agate (Pink Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper (Brecchiated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartzite / Sandstone / Chert Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Mica Schist
Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Dalmation Stone (Dyed)
Peralkaline rhyolite
Chert Pebble / Brachiopod Fossil Internal Mold
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Fossil: Brachiopoda (generic internal mold)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Rhodolite Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Brown Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amber
Resinite (Succinite if from the Baltic); Chemical Formula: C10H16O (approximate)
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Azurite Malachite (Mixed)
Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)