Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Dendritic Agate (specifically Orange/Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Inclusions
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodular)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Raw Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite
Travertine (often colloquially called Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-Auripigment-Pyrite-Realgar assemblage (Carbonate/Sulphide mixture)
Chert (and Petrified Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Bumble Bee Jasper
Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff (not a true Jasper)
Moqui Marble (Moqui Ball)
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite cemented Sandstone)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chert/Quartzite variety
Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety)
Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite Nodules
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Grey Jasper (Tumbled Quartz variant)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (composition: Calcium Carbonate / Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Owyhee or Picture Jasper variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Coquina (calcium carbonate, CaCO3)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Siderite Concretion)
Arenite with Ironstone Concretion (FeCO3)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon dioxide with impurities (SiO2 + impurities)
Jasper Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)