Common Opal / Chert
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Common Opal / Chert
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Common Opal Transition
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chlorite/epidote inclusions
Red Jasper with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Tumbled Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities such as Fe2O3
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz with inclusions
Red Jasper (River Smooth)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Red Jasper
Silicate (SiO2 with Hematite inclusions)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Green Jasper (Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite α-FeO(OH))
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)
Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
Jasper Marble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron Oxide inclusions
Riverstone Jasper (Chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and manganese inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Limestone (Weathered)
Sedimentary carbonate rock, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk/limestone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Chert (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate Mineral - SiO2)
Red Ochre (Hematite-rich Clay)
Limonitic/Hematitic Claystone (Fe2O3 with clay minerals)
Picture Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate Mineral), SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions
Bumblebee Jasper
Anhydrous Calcium Carbonate with Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)
Green Chert (Jasper / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert Nodules (Limonitic Chert)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions