Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose type)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Mudstone
Lutylite (group of fine-grained sedimentary rocks)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Pyrope garnet and Omphacite pyroxene)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Limestone (specifically Iron-stained or Argillaceous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities
Ocherous Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Ferruginous Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3 • nH2O)
River Rock (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebbles
Meta-quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose)
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2 with Feldspar)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3)
Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also known as Eudialyte/Garnet Syenite variety)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2] within a silicate matrix
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with primary clasts 0.0625 to 2 mm)
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (Shale)
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Glauconite (Glauconitic Sandstone)
Glauconite [(K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2]