Chert (Chalk-associated Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Chalk-associated Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Red Jasper (possibly)
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite (often referred to casually as 'Fluorspar' in industrial contexts)
Fluorite (CaF2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Agatized Geode Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Red Hematite
Iron(III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Druzy)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)