Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Goethite)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite: α-FeO(OH))
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkosic varieties)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Sandstone concretion (Ironstone-stained)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining (Silica-based with Iron Oxides)
Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz (Milky/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, mixtures of FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Caliche Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) coating
Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Sandstone with Foliose Lichen
Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)
Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter
Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite (formerly incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (Mineral composition: Bio-apatite/Calcium Phosphate replaced by various minerals)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with primary clasts 0.0625 to 2 mm)