Quartzite
Recrystallized Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartzite
Recrystallized Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (Mineral: Fluorapatite)
Tumbled reddish sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous arkose or quartz arenite
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary stone
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone; composition cannot be confirmed visually
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (Phylum)
Chert or Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scallop Shell Fossil
Pecten sp.
Fossil Snail
Gastropoda (fossilized)
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Claystone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Ironstone-rich)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Ironstone / Gossan with Quartz Inclusions
Limonite / Goethite rich Sandstone / Gossan
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential trace fossils)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)
Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (River Pebble)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Bryozoan
Phylum Bryozoa
Pyritic Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Pyrite-bearing Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk/limestone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper (possibly Agatized Jasper)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Brown Jasper (Tiger Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Weathered limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Gryphaea or Exogyra (Family Ostreidae)
Shale
Sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals and quartz
Sandstone pebble
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Sandstone nugget
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)