Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Category
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Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale fragment
Shale (Laminated Mudstone)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8 (Feldspar group)
Iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous quartzite
Hematite/goethite-bearing quartz sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed to quartzite
Quartz Veined Mudstone
Metasedimentary rock with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Sodalite
Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride), Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Chert (within Limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Jasper / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Flint with Chalk/Calcite)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Chalcedony)
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded limestone or marble
Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)
River Cobble (Sandstone)
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 + varied clasts)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (with manganese staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)
Coal
Coal (Combustible sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Siltstone
Siltstone (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)