Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
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Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Siltstone
Siltstone (siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)
Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Yellow Jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Red jasper (iron-rich chalcedony), possibly brecciated
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides/hydroxides
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement Fe2O3)
Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite)
Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)
Fossil Coral in Limestone
Scleractinia (Anthomastodon or similar) in Sedimentary Calcarenite
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing sandstone or granitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or a pale quartzite fragment
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Weathered basalt or iron-rich volcanic rock
Mafic volcanic rock, likely basalt; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Sandstone (Arenite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment
Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils
Quartz Vein in Hematitic Siltstone
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Ferriferous Matrix
Gravel/Common Siltstone
Siltstone (fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Sandstone / Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone or Calcareous Grainstone)
Possible flint or slag fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), or iron-rich industrial slag
Weathered mica-rich metamorphic rock
Probable biotite schist or mica schist
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Iron Oxide)
Mosasaur Tooth Fossil
Mosasaurus sp.
Chert (with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite