Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Chert/Tiger's Eye composite)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Mexican Onyx or Aragonite)
Calcite/Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Pink Chert or Jasperized Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint in this variation)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock including secondary mineral infills)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Azurite Malachite (Mixed)
Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Chert (Field Stone/Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aragonite
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Chalcedony with iron oxide impurities)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Chert (Iron-Stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with small quartz inclusion)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Azurite in Gossan
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) in Limonite/Goethite matrix
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Green Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartzite (Water-worn Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)