Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Category
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Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2 + SiO2)
Honey calcite (orange calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Quartz Geode (Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite; possibly ferruginous chert
Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
White quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a metamorphosed quartz sandstone
Iron-rich sandstone (Gozan/Ironstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Weathered iron-rich concretion
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion, likely with quartz and clay minerals
Weathered porous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or dolomitic
Green Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite crystal cluster
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Red Jasper (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/yellow calcite
Tumbled honey calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Honey calcite (calcareous mineral specimen)
Calcite, CaCO₃; likely honey/yellow calcite with minor iron-oxide staining
Quartz Druzy in Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline & Crystalline Quartz
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Ironstone Conglomerate
Ironstone (Hematite/Goethite rich sedimentary rock)
Concretion (likely iron-rich sandstone or claystone concretion)
Diagenetic carbonate/iron-oxide concretion; exact mineralogy requires testing
Calcite (likely chalky calcite fragment)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz-rich vein fragment
Polished orange calcite sphere
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/orange calcite
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Oolitic Limestone (Egg Stone)
Oolite (Chemical sedimentary rock, primarily CaCO3)
Celadonite in Basalt (Green Earth)
Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Chert pebble
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Black Chert)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Orange calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky quartz vein fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), massive or granular variety
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale agate or quartzite
Honey calcite (yellow calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg variant)
Septarian concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)