Chrysoprase
Nickel-bearing Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ni impurities)
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Chrysoprase
Nickel-bearing Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ni impurities)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (containing Glauconite, (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Quartz (likely a weathered/tumbled piece)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) with associated minerals in a host rock
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Pink Opal (Common Opal)
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Quartz (in matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Jasper River Stone
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)
Ferruginous Sandstone (variable formula, primarily SiO2 + Fe2O3)
River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for chert or Mafic Extrusive Rock for basalt
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Pelitic or Shaly Matrix
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (mixed Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (Shale)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Quartz-Veined Mudstone
Argillite or Mudstone with Quartz Veining (SiO2 in Siliciclastic Matrix)
Sandstone Pebble (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominant)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Chert (with Drusy Quartz Pocket)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically a small Clear Quartz point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)