Amethyst druzy geode
Quartz, SiO₂, purple variety (amethyst)
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Amethyst druzy geode
Quartz, SiO₂, purple variety (amethyst)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Yellow Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony / Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Red Jasper with Chalcedony Banding
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely river-worn dark stone (possibly basalt or shale)
Indeterminate; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene), though slate/shale is also possible
Mixed collection of common river stones
Varied lithologies, visibly including quartz-rich rock, dark mafic rock, sandstone, and purple quartz-bearing material
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote/Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 + Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by hematite/goethite inclusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)
Blue chalcedony or common opal
Cryptocrystalline silica, SiO₂; likely pale blue chalcedony, possibly opal-A
Red jasper (likely)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide impurities
Polished orbicular jasper (likely leopard-skin or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide minerals; exact variety uncertain from the image
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or polychrome jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Red jasper (likely polished or dyed)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely dyed)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Tumbled brown jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Weathered agate or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate
Druzy Quartz Geode (with Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous host
Chalcedony (including Carnelian and Agate variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Poppy Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite with Vesicular Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Carnelian Agate with Quartz Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Yellow Agate / Carnelian Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon dioxide with iron inclusions (SiO2)
Carnelian
Red Chalcedony (SiO2)