Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
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Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Yellow Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz
Red Jasper (Skull Carving)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus Iron Oxide inclusions)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Manganese Dendrites
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions
Banded Chert or Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red/Brown)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Picture Jasper (specifically Biggs or Deschutes variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Jasper with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Jasper (Mookaite variety likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper (Iron-rich Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Tan Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Zebra Jasper (Zebra Stone)
Tumbled Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Red Jasper (Siltstone/Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Polished Gemstone / River Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Green Jasperiod)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Chert/Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Yellow Jasper (Chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for chert or Mafic Extrusive Rock for basalt
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Chert)
Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)
Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper-Agate Conglomerate (Potentially Puddingstone)
Jasper-cemented Silicate Aggregate (SiO2)