Shale
Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)
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Shale
Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan/Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)
Limestone (specifically Chalky Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Red Siltstone (or Red Shale)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Greywacke
Lithic wacke (variety of Sandstone)
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartzite / Sandstone / Chert Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxides
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greensand)
Glauconitic Siliciclastic Rock (Containing (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (River Stone/Pebble)
Chert (SiO2)
Shale (Beach-worn)
Laminated Pelite (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)
Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Solitary Coral)
Rugosa (Order), often referred to as 'Horn Coral' (Lithostrotionella or Grewingkia)
Septarian Nodule or Mud Crack Fossil
Septarian Nodule (Concretion)
Rugose Coral (Horn Coral Fossil)
Order Rugosa (fossilized in limestone/chert)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Smooth River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa, Fossilized Calcium Carbonate CaCO3)
Honeycomb Coral Fossil (Petoskey-type Coral)
Favosites (Extinct Colonial Tabulate Coral), CaCO3
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River Rocks (Basalt and Sedimentary Stones)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) and Clastic Sedimentary Rock