Calamites (Fossilized Horsetail)
Calamites suckowii (Family: Calamitaceae)
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Calamites (Fossilized Horsetail)
Calamites suckowii (Family: Calamitaceae)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite Cement
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Chert (Banded)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate Geode / Nodular Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Druzy Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Limonitic Ironstone
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Red Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Quartz Geode (Cracked Open Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper blend)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Quartz Drusy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar dominated)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Felsic Gneiss
Pyritic Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Pyrite-bearing Sandstone)
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Mica Schist with Garnet
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Chert (Grey-Green Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Schistose metamorphic rock rich in Muscovite/Biotite)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Chert Nodules in Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)