Carnelian Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
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Carnelian Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Yellow Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble (Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt with secondary zeolite/mineral crusts
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase–pyroxene ± olivine; cavities partly filled by zeolites or calcite
Pale blue-green altered volcanic rock, likely basalt
Altered basalt (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene rock with secondary zeolite/chlorite minerals)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Jasper and Quartzite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Milky Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beach Agate / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Vanadinite on Matrix
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Milky or Iron-Stained Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Jasper (Chryso-Jasper)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O (Chrysocolla) + SiO2 (Jasper)
Polished malachite
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 – a variety of Microcline, a Potassium Feldspar)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster
Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Quartz with Hematite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Orange Quartz / Peach Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary/igneous host
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Vesicular basalt; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote/Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 + Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infilling
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infills
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Nodule
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)