Agate (translucent pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Category
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Agate (translucent pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions
Quartzose Sandstone
Crushed Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite/Dolomite Rock (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite/Quartz Arenite
Porphyritic Basalt (likely artificially dyed or altered)
Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts (likely treated)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint (with Jasper inclusions)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Chert (Green variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Basalt
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Granite
Intrusive Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (with Patina)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore
Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Quartz/Chert)
Red Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Seashell Fossil
Mollusca (Bivalvia)
Fossilized Coral
Rugose Coral / Hexagonaria (Fossilized calcium carbonate)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Jasper (possibly Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Ironstone pebble
Ironstone (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite (Blue)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities), formula: SiO2