Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
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Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)
Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Geode with Iron-Stained Quartz/Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Jet
Lignite (Anthracite-grade compact coal)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying mineral inclusions (Iron Oxide, Hematite, Clay)
Chert / Flint
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Turquoise (set in silver jewelry)
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Schist
Mica Schist
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Anthozoa), often replaced by Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble (Quartz-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian precursor)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Dendritic Agate/Chalcedony
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Carnelian (Orange Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminium phosphate)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Wonderstone (Banded Rhyolite)
Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering
Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Geode (unopened)
Calcedony-lined Geode (SiO2)