Red Jasper (or Agate/Jasper mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
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Red Jasper (or Agate/Jasper mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 complex)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Polished brown river pebble (likely chert or fine-grained sandstone)
Indeterminate; probable microcrystalline quartz (chert) or quartz-rich sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Ironstone concretion (possibly pyrite-bearing)
Iron-rich sedimentary concretion, likely composed of goethite/limonite with possible pyrite
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth
Red Jasper (or Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Worn River Pebble with Fossil Indentation
Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Infill
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Quartzose Sandstone with Iron Oxide Precipitation
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxides)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·n(H2O)
Fossiliferous Shale
Sedimentary Clastic Rock with fossil inclusions (likely Brachiopod or Bivalve impressions)
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock)
Bivalve Fossil
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)
Sandstone / Weathered Quartzite
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion (Omar or Nut Rock)
Sedimentary Concretion (specifically an 'Omarolluk' or Omar)
Sphalerite
Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)
Unidentified pale yellow-green mineral/rock fragment
Possibly sulfur-bearing mineral, serpentine, or weathered limestone; exact identification requires testing
Pyrite
Iron sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)