Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fuchsite on Quartzite
Muscovite (Chromium-bearing) K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Red Jasper
Jasper (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Chert (specifically Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Indian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper (Brecciated Jasper)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Ferric Iron inclusions
Red Sandstone (Iron-Rich)
Arenite (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix (likely Limestone or Sandstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various trace impurities
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Eagle Eye Stone (Green Tiger's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (and/or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Epidote or Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)