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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Argillite

Dunite

Porcelanite

Felsite

Granulite

Metarhyolite

Limonite

Orbicular Granite

Orbicular Granite

Bauxite

Granodiorite

Metabasalt

Obsidian Arrowhead (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian Arrowhead

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Iron Inclusions (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Hematite/Limonite) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Inclusions

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Hematite/Limonite

Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock dominated by muscovite and/or biotite mica) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Metamorphic rock dominated by muscovite and/or biotite mica

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (commonly mistaken for Slag) (Scoriaceous Basalt (composed primarily of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (commonly mistaken for Slag)

Scoriaceous Basalt (composed primarily of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Blue Cat's Eye Quartz (Heated/Dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions) — mineral

Blue Cat's Eye Quartz (Heated/Dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (typically 20% to 60% quartz by volume)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (typically 20% to 60% quartz by volume)

Chert (and Jasper) Nodules in Limestone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper) Nodules in Limestone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)

Note: No specimen visible — N/A

Note: No specimen visible

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria) (Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (purple quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — mineral

Amethyst (purple quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation

Basalt (Greenstone) (Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt (Greenstone)

Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Granite (Granitic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Granitic intrusive igneous rock

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Anthracite Coal (Low-grade metamorphic carbonaceous rock) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Low-grade metamorphic carbonaceous rock

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert), likely ocean jasper (Silicified microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and/or clay-rich orbicules) — sedimentary

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert), likely ocean jasper

Silicified microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and/or clay-rich orbicules

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone (Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing granite or milky quartz) — mineral

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone

Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing granite or milky quartz

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)

Sandstone (with Limonite staining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Limonite staining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Arenite/Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite/Quartz Arenite

Banded Gneiss (River Cobble) (Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)

Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)

Sedimentary Breccia (Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Diorite (Intermediate plutonic igneous rock) — Igneous

Diorite

Intermediate plutonic igneous rock

Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Oxide

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Red Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz Arenite with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite with Iron Oxide)

Quartz geode (Quartz (SiO₂), likely drusy/microcrystalline quartz lining a geode cavity) — mineral

Quartz geode

Quartz (SiO₂), likely drusy/microcrystalline quartz lining a geode cavity