Dendritic Agate (also known as Dendritic Siltstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
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Dendritic Agate (also known as Dendritic Siltstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
Jasper Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Agate (translucent pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (often called Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper/Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Jasper in this color)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Principal ore of aluminum; mixture of minerals including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Jasper with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Chert (Field Stone/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Jasper Conglomerate
Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with varying mineral inclusions)
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (Magnetite-Hematite-Chert)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Beach Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) impurities
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with SiO2 intrusion
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Milky Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Fossilized Turritella Gastropod (Internal Mold)
Turritella (Fossil Gastropod Crust)