Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
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Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Geode (Cracked Open Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Onyx (Cave Calcite)
Calcite (CaCO3), often called Mexican Onyx or Travertine
Chert (with Quartz vein/coating)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Magnetite-hematite-chert formation
Chert (Light Grey / Flint variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Crystalline Quartz (Rough)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or Oxidation)
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Iron Oxide Fe2O3 staining)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Oolitic Limestone (Egg Stone)
Oolite (Chemical sedimentary rock, primarily CaCO3)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Onyx (Green Onyx)
Banded Calcite or Travertine (CaCO3)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Milky or Iron-Stained Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Aragonite (Onyx Marble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3), Orthorhombic crystal system
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule
Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings)
Sedimentary Arenite (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3 impurities)