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Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
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Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Calcareous Tufa / Limestone Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (with inclusions)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3 and Fe2O3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron
Fossilized Crinoid Stem
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Shale (or Mudstone)
Laminose Mudrock (composition: clay minerals, quartz, and mica flakes)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Limestone (with possible Manganese oxide inclusions)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River Pebble (Quartz/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions
Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coal (Bituminous)
Sedimentary carbonaceous rock
River Cobble (Conglomerate context)
Unconsolidated Fluvial Alluvium (comprised of various lithologies like Quartzite, Granite, or Basalt)
Sandstone (with cross-bedding)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone (clastic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic silt-sized particles of quartz and feldspar)
Shale with Plant Fossils / Carbonaceous Shale
Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic)
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartzite with Vugs
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite texture)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with manganese staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)