Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
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Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite Ore
Hydrated aluminum oxides (e.g., Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite ̲̲̲̲AlOOH, Diaspore ̲̲̲̲AlOOH)
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt River Pebble
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene
Jasper (Iron-rich Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite
Greenstone
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Agate (various color varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Fancy Jasper or Bloodstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (Iron oxides/silicates)
Jasper (likely a variety of Brecciated Jasper or a patterned variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Argillaceous Rock
Yellow Jasper (within host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (Rich in K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone Cobble
Clastic Sedimentary (Sandstone)
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sedimentary rock with quartz veining
Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Diorite
Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock
Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Drusy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Chert Geode with Quartz Druzy
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Tourmalinated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with included Tourmaline (complex borosilicate)
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (Heat-treated or Natural Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Labradorite
Labradorite (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar), Na(AlSi3O8) to Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Granite (including Pegmatite variants)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Muscovite mica)