Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
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Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Granite / Gneiss Complex
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) or High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Sandstone
Arenite
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz or Feldspar Matrix
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl) in Granitic Pegmatite
Sandstone
Arenite
Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (SiO2 with Iron Oxides)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calclutite / Bio-calcarenite (CaCO3)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-Feldspar)
Apache Tears (Obsidian)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically a weathered Chert nodule or fragment)
Chert; Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Jasper-Agate Conglomerate (Potentially Puddingstone)
Jasper-cemented Silicate Aggregate (SiO2)
Granite Cobble
Plutonic Granite
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gerrit)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cementation
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Silica Rich Volcanic Glass)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Quartzite with Limonite/Hematite staining (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Chert / Jasper
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass) - SiO2 (with impurities)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) inclusions
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)