Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Category
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Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Calcite Vein
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) infilling
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Piddock-bored Mudstone
Lutite (Siltstone or Mudstone) with Pholad borings
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite / Quartz Vein Rock
Granitoid with Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, K-Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Plagioclase)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (rich in silicate minerals mostly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Mg2SiO4 - Fe2SiO4)
Granite Cobble / Rounded Granite River Rock
Granite
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
River/Stream Pebble
Clast / Detrital Grain / Rounded Sedimentary Particle (Compositionally variable, commonly Quartz, Feldspar, Chert, or other resistant rock fragments)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Chert Pebble Map
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Cookie Stone)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (SiO2, with phenocrysts)
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Flagstone)
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)