Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
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Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered iron-rich limestone or carbonate rock
Calcitic limestone, possibly limonite/goethite-stained; exact identification requires testing
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely shale or slate
Probably ferruginous shale (iron-oxide-stained mudstone); exact identification requires testing
Weathered gray-green rock fragment
Likely shale or mudstone; exact identification requires testing
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded limestone or marble
Likely calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly weakly metamorphosed marble
Quartz Sandstone
Quartz Arenite
Rounded sandstone pebble
Sandstone, predominantly quartz with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Tumbled sandstone pebble
Sandstone, predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining
Fossilized leaf or plant impression in shale
Carbonized/impressed plant fossil, likely in fine-grained shale or mudstone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Siltstone or Mudstone
Siltstone (composed primarily of silt-sized particles)
Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Exposed aggregate concrete (stone-chip surface)
Portland-cement concrete containing natural aggregate; not a natural rock
Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich metamorphic rock
Likely feldspathic sandstone (lithic arenite); exact identification requires testing
Chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkose or feldspathic sandstone
Chert (Jasper Variant likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Common Gravel / Pebble
Lithified rock fragment / Detrital sediment
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)
Light-colored limestone (probable fossiliferous or micritic limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Rounded sandstone cobble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkosic or lithic sandstone
Likely chert or weathered limestone fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃); identification is limited by the blurred image
Grey Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich sandstone or weathered ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Weathered stone, likely sandstone or altered volcanic rock
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or weathered tuff
Tumbled tan stone, possibly sandstone or weathered limestone
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone or calcitic limestone
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly a fossil-rich limestone fragment
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous quartzite
Ferruginous sandstone; possibly hematite/goethite-cemented quartzite
Feldspathic sandstone or arkose
Arkose; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), and minor lithic grains in a silica/clay cement
Polymict conglomerate with a projecting pebble
Conglomerate; clast-supported polymict conglomerate, dominated by quartz/feldspar and lithic fragments in a cemented matrix
Rounded river pebble, likely weathered quartzite or sandstone
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂), possibly ferruginous sandstone
Mica-rich Sandstone or Micaceous Schist Weathering
Micaceous Schist (Muscovite-Quartz composition)
Conglomerate with iron-rich concretions
Polymictic conglomerate; concretions likely goethite/limonite-rich ironstone
Possible weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary rock
Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement