Vesicular basalt (scoria-like volcanic rock)
Vesicular basalt, primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine
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Vesicular basalt (scoria-like volcanic rock)
Vesicular basalt, primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine
Trace Fossil (Lichenandites or Rhynie Chert Chert with Microfossils)
Trace fossil in microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Polished purple-gray stone, possibly lepidolite or purple jasper
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂) or quartz-rich jasper
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Tumbled Agate (Dyed Blue)
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
River Stones (Basalt and Sedimentary Rock)
Basalt (dark specimen) and Siltstone/Mudstone (reddish specimen)
Weathered iron-rich river pebbles
Likely ferruginous chert or iron-stained siliceous/conglomeratic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert/jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Jasper (likely brecciated or iron-stained jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and magnesium inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary vugs
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert), likely ocean jasper
Silicified microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and/or clay-rich orbicules
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a sedimentary or volcanic host
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Chalcedony / milky quartz flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly a worked quartzite or chert fragment
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled red-brown jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Rounded dark-gray cobble, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; identification is provisional from the image)
Chalcedony Rose
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kambaba Jasper
Rhyolite (Volcanic rock) or Stromatolite (debated)
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Carnelian and Quartz Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Mineral Collection
Multi-mineral Assemblage (Quartz, Jasper, Obsidian, Pyrite, etc.)
Weathered jasper-rich breccia
Silicified iron-rich breccia; primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides