Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
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Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Chert (often found as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst (Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
Agate Geode
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert nodules in Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Undetermined Due to Blur (Possible Flesh-Tone Mineral)
Unknown (Insufficient Visual Clarity)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Tan Chert Node)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Banded Agate (Gray/Brown)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Bloodstone or Heliotrope variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper (Imperial Jasper style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphic Granite
Pegmatitic Granite (Quartz and Microcline K-Feldspar mixture)
Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite
Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Limestone with Weathering Rind
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic or Micritic Limestone
Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock)
Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Granite Pebble
Granite (phaneritic igneous rock)
Granodiorite or Diorite
Granodiorite / Diorite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Red Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz-veined Basalt
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein