Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
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Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limonite-stained Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Banded Agate (Polished Slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite (specifically a river-worn pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2 + SiO2 inclusions)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Chert (specifically Tan Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Quartzite with Quartz Geode / Vug
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartzite River Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper or Flint variant)
Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (Lazurite is the primary constituent mineral)
Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein)
Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Green Aventurine (likely)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsitemica inclusions
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gray Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)