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Agate
AgateBanded and translucent — the stone most rockhounds learn on.
Carnelian
CarnelianRed-orange chalcedony that glows when you hold it up to the light.
Chalcedony
ChalcedonyThe whole waxy, cryptocrystalline quartz family in one name.
Igneous
IgneousBorn from molten rock — the foundation of the Earth's crust.
Jasper
JasperOpaque, richly colored quartz in every pattern imaginable.
Metamorphic
MetamorphicRock remade by heat and pressure, without ever melting.
Petrified Wood
Petrified WoodA buried tree rebuilt in silica, rings and bark and all.
Quartz
QuartzHardness 7, no cleavage, and the parent of half this site.
Sedimentary
SedimentaryThe record keeper — laid down layer by layer at the surface.
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