Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Ocean Jasper' or 'Caribbean Calcite' variant)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with potential Aragonite inclusions
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert Pebble Map
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert (River Stone/Cobble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Geode-like)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Opal (Common Opal)
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan/Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (composition: Calcium Carbonate / Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Chert (vuggy/nodular)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Chert / Flint Conglomerate
Silicified Sedimentary Breccia (primarily SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dendritic Limestone
Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
African Turquoise
African Turquoise (a trade name for Jasper, a variety of Chalcedony: SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Septarian Nodule (or Mudstone with Septarian Cracking)
Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Claystone)
Moqui Marble
Iron Oxide Concretion (Limonite/Hematite over Sandstone)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)