Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
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Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Light Blue Quartzite Pebbles / Decorative Stone
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Rounded gray limestone pebble with a calcite vein
Calcitic limestone, composed predominantly of calcite (CaCO₃), locally cut by a white calcite vein
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Banded Agate (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)
Limestone with Weathering Rind
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic or Micritic Limestone
Chert (White Variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Chert-based Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (or Engineered Quartz Stone)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (White/Light Tan)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper / Chert (Red)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Ferruginous Chert (primarily Quartz [SiO2] and Hematite/Magnetite [Fe2O3/Fe3O4])
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pale green tumbled mineral fragment, likely serpentine or green calcite
Probable serpentine-group mineral (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or, less likely, calcite (CaCO3); identification is uncertain from the photograph
Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as a Flint or River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (varieties: Flint or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Banded Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-stained garnet-bearing rock, possibly almandine garnet
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), in a quartz–iron-oxide matrix
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 composition)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Flint / Chert
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variety with Oxidation)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)