Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, likely weathered quartzite
Quartzite (predominantly quartz, SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
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Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, likely weathered quartzite
Quartzite (predominantly quartz, SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
Quartzite (with Iron Staining)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Orange Quartzite (or Quartz River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite
Fossil shell or shell fragment
Likely a calcareous bivalve or gastropod fragment; precise identification requires locality and microscopy
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Weathered, iron-stained quartz-rich rock
Likely quartzite or massive quartz (SiO₂), possibly with limonite/goethite staining
Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-Stained)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Shale (with Iron Staining)
Argillaceous mudstone / Shale
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered schist
Uncertain; likely quartz–mica schist with limonite/goethite staining
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or milky quartz
Iron-stained quartz pebble (probable quartzite)
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with hematite/goethite staining
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with Ferric Oxides
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz with Oxides
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Staining
Quartzite (SiO2)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely brecciated and iron-oxide stained
Weathered brown stone, possibly chert or iron-stained limestone
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) chert or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)
Red sandstone
Iron-oxide-cemented quartz-rich sandstone (ferruginous sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (with Iron Oxide)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite alteration
Iron-stained quartzite or silicified breccia
Quartz-rich rock dominated by microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite
Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite (or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Quartzite with Limonite/Hematite staining (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (variety of Chert/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Likely iron-oxide–stained quartz or quartzite pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly as quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Rounded pebble, likely quartzite
Quartzite (dominantly recrystallized quartz, SiO₂); identification is uncertain from the image alone
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (Iron-stained River Rock)
Metamorphic Rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely brecciated or iron-stained jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored chiefly by iron oxides