Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
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Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Painted Garden Rock (likely Granite or Limestone base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) based substrate with Acrylic/Enamel pigments
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely garnet-mica schist
Quartz–mica schist with probable garnet and iron-oxide minerals
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper with Agate inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Chert / Pink Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Polished brecciated jasper (likely septarian or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron oxides and possibly calcite or other rock fragments
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock (uncertain identification)
Possibly quartz-rich granite or granitic aplite; exact identification requires a clearer, larger image and tests
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon C)
Vein-bearing sandstone or quartzite cobble
Quartz-rich sandstone with white quartz veins; possibly metamorphosed to quartzite
Likely weathered river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; possibly fine-grained sandstone, siltstone, or chert
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Greywacke (River Pebble)
Greywacke sandstone with quartz veining
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich mudstone fragment
Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz–feldspar sandstone with iron-oxide cement
Banded limestone or marble
Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Metallic sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly with marcasite or other sulfides
Jasper (Imperial Jasper style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Iron-stained River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
Chert (and Jasper blend)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)