Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated silica (SiO2 · nH2O)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark
Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite
Jasper or Agate pendant
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. (likely Lemon or Sand Tiger)
Limestone (specifically Bituminous or Carbonaceous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Impurities
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Milky calcite specimen
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Chert or Chalcedony
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock
Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Sandstone, primarily quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Fossilized Brain Coral
Diploria labyrinthiformis (Fossilized)
Chert or chalcedony fragment (possibly agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂