Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Knightia Fish
Knightia eocaena (set in fossiliferous Micritic Limestone)
Ammonite Fossil in Limestone Matrix
Ammonoidea (subclass) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Chlorite or Hornblende) and country rock
SiO2 (Quartz) with associated ferromagnesian minerals
Red Siltstone
Siltstone (composed mainly of SiO2 and Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
River Pebble (Quartz/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Variscite (or potentially a turquoise/variscite matrix cabochon, or an impression jasper)
AlPO4·2H2O (Variscite) or related phosphate/silicate material depending on exact composition
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Serpentinite
Serpentinite ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Quartzite river pebble)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (and Limestone) River Cobble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxides)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)
Diamond (in Matrix)
Carbon (C)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Schorl inclusions (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Pyritic Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Pyrite-bearing Sandstone)