Jasper (specifically Bloodstone or Heliotrope variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
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Jasper (specifically Bloodstone or Heliotrope variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Mookaite variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and hydroxide inclusions
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper (with orbicular/unakitoid tendencies)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and epidote inclusions
Jasper (likely a variety of Yellow or Mustard Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bumblebee Jasper (technically a type of Agate/Anhydrite)
Calcite and Anhydrite with inclusions of Realgar and Orpiment (As2S3)
Bumblebee Jasper
Travertine (Calcite/Aragonite) with Realgar, Pyrite, and Volcanic Ash
Reddish quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained jasper/chert
Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid)
Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely hematite/goethite-bearing
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly ironstone or altered basalt
Indeterminate; likely ferruginous basalt/ironstone containing hematite-goethite and silicate minerals
White quartz cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely a drusy or microcrystalline cluster
Tumbled iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely limonitic/hematitic variety
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or brecciated
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or chert
Weathered limestone pebble
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or oolitic
Likely calcite-bearing limestone
Calcite (CaCO₃), probably in a porous limestone fragment
Weathered limestone
Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely limestone fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Chert (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded jasper / iron-rich chert (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides and clay minerals
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Weathered chert or siliceous limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing or cementing carbonate rock
Polished banded chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron- and manganese-stained chert/jasper
Red Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Yellow jasper / iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by hematite/goethite inclusions
Rhyolitic jasper or iron-stained chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely with hematite/goethite staining
Light-colored limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)
Pale limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely red jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite
Chalky limestone fragment
Micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably stained by iron oxides
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Arenite
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly hematite-bearing basalt or ironstone
Uncertain; likely Fe-oxide-rich basalt/ironstone containing hematite (Fe₂O₃), magnetite (Fe₃O₄), and silicate minerals
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite
Red sandstone or iron-stained chert
Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or microcrystalline quartz/chert with hematite
Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Goethite (FeO(OH))