Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
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Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Agate Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Moonstone
Adularia or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8), specifically with lamellar exsolution of albite and orthoclase.
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (with possible Feldspar inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Geode Slice (with Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone with fossil inclusions (CaCO3)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica, SiO2)
Botryoidal Hematite (included in Quartz/Limonite matrix)
Fe2O3 (Hematite) on Quartz (SiO2) / Limonite
Jasper with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Red Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)
Quartzite Pebble
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
White Jade / Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically a weathered Chert nodule or fragment)
Chert; Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)