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Chalcedony (Agate Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz (Raw Chunk) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Raw Chunk)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Banded Chert Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Green Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint) with Limonite Staining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Limonite Staining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz in Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in host rock matrix) — mineral

Quartz in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in host rock matrix

mineral
Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Weathered banded iron formation (iron-rich quartzite) (Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Weathered banded iron formation (iron-rich quartzite)

Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead or Flake) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (with Quartz Veining) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Veining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Marcasite on Agate / Sphalerite-Pyrite Agate Geode Slice (Marcasite (FeS2) / Pyrite on Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Marcasite on Agate / Sphalerite-Pyrite Agate Geode Slice

Marcasite (FeS2) / Pyrite on Quartz (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary
Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert pebble (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert pebble

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint Nodules) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Druzy in Chert Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline & Crystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Quartz Druzy in Chert Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline & Crystalline Quartz

sedimentary
Chert Nodule / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (with Manganese Dendrites) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (and Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Flint (Chert) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

sedimentary
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement

sedimentary
Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

sedimentary
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Red Jasper Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

sedimentary
Quartz (Milky / Massive Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky / Massive Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Quartz on Limestone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral on Sedimentary

Quartz on Limestone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Mineral on Sedimentary
Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Geode (Cracked Open Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (Cracked Open Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Nodular) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

mineral