Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
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Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
Jasper and Ironstone (likely Jasperized Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Lithified microbial mat)
Sandstone (Quartzose type)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (lithic wacke/conglomerate mix)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Selenite / Gypsum
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Ironstone (Limonitic Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite inclusions
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide hematite cement)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopods
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossilized Brachiopoda sp. (likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)
Tumbled banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone (chiefly SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained
Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix
Rounded sedimentary pebble, likely mudstone or shale
Argillite/mudstone; predominantly compacted clay minerals with quartz and iron oxides
Common Pebble / Sedimentary Rock Fragment
Lithified clastic sediment
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock
Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with hydrothermal quartz veins
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone (Weathered Fragment)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (Heart-shaped pebble)
Sedimentary Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (with potential fossil fragments)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)
Sandstone and River Pebbles
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone / Quartzite / Chert)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)