Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
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Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Limonite with Opal infusion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Gneiss (with Quartzite layers)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Chalcedony Infills
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Composition: SiO2 and (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 in matrix; SiO2 in amygdule)
Limestone Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia (Calcareous)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Sandstone with Quartz Veining
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Vesicular Basalt with Amygdaloidal Infill
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Nutstone)
Ironstone (with High Limonite/Hematite Content)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary vugs
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Green Onyx (Banded Calcite)
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Chert (often called Flint in this context)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)