Chert (White/Gray variety)
Chert (SiO2)
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Chert (White/Gray variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Oolitic Chert
Ooidal Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper with Quartz veins
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz veins
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2, silica)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Blue Lace Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
CaCO3 (principally composed of Calcite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (clastic sediment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Gneiss
Gneiss
Oolitic Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oolitic texture
Chert (Jasper type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Turquoise (set in silver jewelry)
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert (Yellow/Tan)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Oolite (Ooids)
Oolitic Limestone (Principal mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert (Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone / Limonite-cemented Quartz Sandstone
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)