Agatized Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Agatized Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a limestone/dolostone host
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Marble (White)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (specifically a river-worn cobble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chert (varietal: Flint Pitted Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony Nodule (Agate/Chert)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Chert (Field Stone/Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Limestone (specifically Chalky Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled/Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Agate (Polished Slice)
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)
White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Iron and Manganese
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2
Sandstone Geode (Unbroken)
Siliciclastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)
Citrine Geode
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Crushed Limestone
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) Geode
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Quartzite (Potentially Ferruginous)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz