Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Hornblende)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca, Na)(Mg, Fe, Al)(Si, Al)2O6 with (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (likely Chert or Agatized Coral)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartzite (Milky Quartz pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Chert / Flint
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Iron and Manganese
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate: (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Basalt (River Stone)
Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)
Snowflake Obsidian (Tumbled)
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Chert/Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Amber
Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade (River Pebble)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Shale with Iron Oxide Staining
Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)