Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
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Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodalite-rich metamorphic rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Marble
Crystalline Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)
Chert (Gravel pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Quartzite
Quartzite
Tiffany Stone
Fluoritized Opal Beryllium Ore (principally Bertrandite, Be4Si2O7(OH)2)
Chevron Amethyst
SiO2 (Quartz with Manganese/Iron impurities)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) featuring Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colony corals)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (fossilized calcium carbonate)
Marble (polished)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Rough Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Microcrystalline Limestone Pebble
Carbonate sedimentary rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-bearing)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (Common Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Chert (Arrowhead variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide), Formula: SiO2
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)