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Mineral (Sedimentary Context)

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Coal

Claystone

Shale

Marl

Black Shale

Yellow Ochre (Limonite) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre (Limonite)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Small quartz-rich mineral fragment (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz) — mineral

Small quartz-rich mineral fragment

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz

Quartz Geode Fragment (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Satin Spar Selenite (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Satin Spar Selenite

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

Satin Spar (Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

River Pebble (Polished Rock Fragment) — sedimentary

River Pebble

Polished Rock Fragment

Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Kaolinite (China Clay) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — sedimentary

Kaolinite (China Clay)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

Limonite (FeO(OH)•nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)•nH2O

Blue Apatite (Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Banded gneiss (likely garnet-biotite or quartz-feldspar gneiss) (Gneiss; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark biotite/amphibole) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss (likely garnet-biotite or quartz-feldspar gneiss)

Gneiss; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark biotite/amphibole

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale) (Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)

Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions (Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions

Quartzose Sandstone

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geodic Cavity) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geodic Cavity

Limonite Concretion (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone (Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone

Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·n H2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion

Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·n H2O)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Bivalve Seashell Fossil (Class Bivalvia) — fossil

Bivalve Seashell Fossil

Class Bivalvia

Gneiss with Iron Staining and Sulfide Mineralization (Metamorphic Gneiss / Amphibolite with Iron/Sulfide Oxidation) — metamorphic

Gneiss with Iron Staining and Sulfide Mineralization

Metamorphic Gneiss / Amphibolite with Iron/Sulfide Oxidation

Red Sandstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Epidote with Quartz Vein (Epidote-bearing metamorphic rock with quartz (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote with Quartz Vein

Epidote-bearing metamorphic rock with quartz (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Epidote (Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote

Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Blue Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·n(H2O)) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·n(H2O)

Clear Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Agate Nodule (Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate Nodule

Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2

White Howlite (likely) (Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅) — mineral

White Howlite (likely)

Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)