Chalcedony (Agatized Coral / Rough Chalcedony Node)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Chalcedony (Agatized Coral / Rough Chalcedony Node)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (including varieties like Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Agate with Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or Chalcedony)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper (Zebra Stone)
Tumbled Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Prasiolite (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing iron impurities
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
Chert (Cherty Limestone or Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Coarse-Grained Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (Major component: CaCO3)
Pyrite (on Shale/Matrix)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble (Calcitic)
Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)
Flagstone (Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of quartz and feldspar)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Dream Amethyst variety)
Tectosilicate Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Glacial Cobble)
Arenite / Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix