Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Category
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Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of hydrous aluminum oxides: Al(OH)3 & AlO(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Hematoid Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Shale
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite variant)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone (or Sandstone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone nugget
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz (Variety: Citrine or Tumbled Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite
Shale
Sedimentary pelitic rock
Sandstone (Stream Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich Concretion (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone / River Stone)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementation)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Dark mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained assemblage chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides)
Dark igneous rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine
Pink Granite (River Pebble)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (consisting of Quartz, Orthoclase Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granitoid
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Crazy Lace or Eye Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)