Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
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Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Aragonite (specifically Mexican Marbled Onyx)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (a form of Quartz) - SiO2
River Quartzite (Water-worn Quartzite)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Agate Geode Node
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale (or Mudstone)
Siltstone/Argillite (composed mainly of clay and silt-sized particles)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Agate/Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (likely river-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil (Polished Half / Cleoniceras)
Ammonoidea (Subclass), often Cleoniceras genus; fossilized with Calcite (CaCO3) and Aragonite
Botryoidal Aragonite (Cave Popcorn)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartz Veined Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock with Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Iron and Manganese
Granodiorite Pebble
Granodiorite
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)