Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety
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Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety
Picture Jasper
Opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Limonite with Hematite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Raw Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Hematite (Iron (III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Common or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Flint (or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony / Agate Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO oxides)
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)
Citrine Geode
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with iron oxide cement, Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Polished pink quartzite or jasper
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂; possibly iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Worked chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂
Honey calcite cluster
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)