Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)
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Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Amygdaloidal Basalt (predominately SiO2 and (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8)
Chrysocolla in Quartz (Gem Silica)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Chert (or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysoprase
Nickel-bearing Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ni impurities)
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Gold Nugget / Flake
Native Gold (Au)
Honey Calcite (Orange Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Leopardskin Jasper
Jasper (a variety of microcrystalline Quartz)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Turquoise (likely stabilized or Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
Chalcedony (Smoky Quartz or Agate nodule fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla on Quartz
Chrysocolla (Cu2−xAlx(H2−xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often associated with Quartz (SiO2)
Drupa Quartz (Sparkly Drusy Quartz on Matrix)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on host rock
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Banded Agate (variety of Chalcedony)
Agate (SiO2)
Phantom Quartz with Chlorite and Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite group minerals and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide), a variety of Chalcedony
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)