Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely hematite/goethite-bearing
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Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely hematite/goethite-bearing
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crushed Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished brown flint/chert nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint or chert
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (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)
Honey calcite (likely)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Chert (varietal Jasper or Mudstone Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Likely limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Weathered banded iron formation (iron-rich quartzite)
Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Honey calcite cluster
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite; possibly ferruginous chert
Honey calcite on matrix
Calcite, CaCO₃
Dead Sea Salt Crust
Halite (NaCl)
Weathered porous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or dolomitic
Banded iron formation (ironstone), possibly jasper–hematite
Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃), magnetite (Fe₃O₄), and silica (microcrystalline quartz/chert)
Banded Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide Precipitates (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Tumbled iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely limonitic/hematitic variety
Quartz Druzy in Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline & Crystalline Quartz
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Oolitic Limestone (Egg Stone)
Oolite (Chemical sedimentary rock, primarily CaCO3)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly ironstone or altered basalt
Indeterminate; likely ferruginous basalt/ironstone containing hematite-goethite and silicate minerals
Honey calcite (orange calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or brecciated
Chert pebble
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)