Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
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Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
River Quartzite Spheroid
Recrystallized Orthoquartzite (SiO2)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 cement)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Chert/Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Ironstone with Pyrite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe2O3) with minor Sulfide minerals (FeS2)
Jasper with Manganese Dendrites
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (Calcium carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Moqui Marble (Moqui Ball)
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite cemented Sandstone)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Amphibolite with Hornblende
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock, primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite
Blue Celestite (Celestine) Cluster
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Light Grey / Flint variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Schist (specifically Mica Schist)
Mica Schist
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)