Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
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Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite / Gneiss Complex
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) or High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz Vein Outcrop
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)
Blue Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Sandstone (with Iron Oxide)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite Cement
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Hematite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Zebra Jasper
Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Diorite (or salt-and-pepper granite pebble)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Intermediate Composition)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with mineral inclusions)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate)
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite