Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
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Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3 - Calcite, Aragonite, and Siderite/Limestone)
Diamond Drill Core (Greenschist and Quartzite)
Chlorite Schist / Meta-quartzite (Metamorphic Rock Core Sample)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or Oxidation)
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Iron Oxide Fe2O3 staining)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Grain/Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Boulder Opal
Precious Opal in Ironstone (Amorphous Hydrated Silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Gold-Bearing River Sand
Auriferous Placer Sand (Au + various minerals like SiO2 and Fe3O4)
Turquoise (set in silver jewelry)
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Zebra Jasper
Tetragonal Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with impurities
Granite (Dioritic or Hornblende-rich)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic to Intermediate Igneous Rock
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite metamorphic rock)
Agate
Agate (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Chert (often referred to as 'Jasper' when red)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Sandstone) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)