Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
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Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Quartz (Crystal Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (containing Iron Oxide)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite with Sandstone/Iron staining
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)
Chert (Black Chert/Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (layered with organic polymers), CaCO3
Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Chert (often called Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz (Gravel fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Chert (and Chert-based Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)
Chert (White/Light Tan)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sulfur (with possible Cullet Glass or Slag imitation)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Principal ore of aluminum; mixture of minerals including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite [Fe2O3], Magnetite [Fe3O4], and Chert [SiO2])
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes