Chert with Calcite Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) veins
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Chert with Calcite Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) veins
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz-rich vein fragment
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled dark stone, likely banded iron formation or hematite-rich jasper
Hematite-bearing quartz/jasper; probable iron oxide–silica aggregate
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties including Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Wood Stone (Dragon Stone variant)
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Chert / River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone concretion (probable hematite–goethite-rich ironstone)
Iron oxide/hydroxide concretion; chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH)), with possible magnetite and quartz
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron Ore (Hematite/Magnetite mixture)
Ferrous Oxide (Fe2O3 / Fe3O4)
Limonite/goethite-rich ironstone concretion (probable)
Goethite–limonite, chiefly FeO(OH)·nH₂O, possibly with hematite and manganese oxides
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely tumbled white quartz or quartzite pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite
Raw graphite-rich metamorphic rock (probable graphite schist)
Graphite schist; predominantly crystalline carbon (graphite, C) with mica and quartz
Dyed Howlite (often sold as Turquenite)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph
Tumbled chalcedony / quartz pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Ironstone concretion (likely limonite/goethite-rich)
Iron-oxide-cemented sediment, commonly goethite (FeO(OH)) and/or limonite
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Metallic sulfide ore, possibly pyrite-rich
Pyrite (FeS₂), potentially mixed with chalcopyrite, galena, or iron oxides
Flint
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (containing Quartz)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint/Chert Nodule in Limestone
Sedimentary rock containing microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) within a calcium carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Assorted Tumbled Gemstones
Mixed oxides and silicates (including Quartz, Chalcedony, and Feldspar variants)
Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Agatized)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)