Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
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Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
White Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz in Limonite-rich Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Lake Superior style Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (Goehite/Limonite) inclusions
Jasper
Chert (Silica: SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Puddingstone (specifically Michigan/Gowganda Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (Jasper Conglomerate)
Jasper River Stone
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide with various impurities)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica - SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
River Quartzite / Tumble-Polished Quartz
Quartzite (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
River Rock (River Cobbles)
Fluvial Conglomerate Clasts (primarily composed of various minerals such as Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Anthos), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)