Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
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Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Druzy Quartz on Chalcedony Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone nodule
Ferruginous sandstone; primarily quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite
Citrine
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Limonite/goethite-rich iron oxide aggregate, commonly approximated as FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Provisional identification: quartz-rich sandstone or microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on host rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Granite retaining-wall blocks
Granite, principally quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Quartz-rich crystalline rock, likely drusy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly intergrown with calcite or feldspar matrix
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria (Rugose coral) / Rugosa
Quartz geode/drusy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Drupa or Druzy Quartz on Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained weathered rock, likely sandstone or ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone/ironstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz breccia
Brecciated stone pebble
Breccia
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide), SiO2
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Greenish quartz (likely prase/chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly green chalcedony or chlorite-included quartz
Septarian Nodule Segment (Turtle Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite or Calcite infill)
Iron-rich sandstone or limonite/goethite concretion
Ferruginous sandstone with limonite–goethite (hydrated iron oxides), possibly a weathered ironstone concretion
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Concretion with Iron Oxide Staining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Flagstone)
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) Vein
Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Black Stone
Unknown, possibly Obsidian, Onyx, or Tourmaline
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
Amethyst Geode Fragment
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz matrix