Sandstone pebble
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
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Sandstone pebble
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Sandstone / Quartzite
Sedimentary quartz arenite
River Rock (Basalt or Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock or Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Limonite / Goethite (Ironstone Nodule)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Polished jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Biotite gneiss (probable)
Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; commonly containing biotite mica, quartz, and plagioclase/alkali feldspar
Weathered Sandstone or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone or Limestone
Sedimentary Rock
Red Painted Rock
Artificial Coated Lithic Fragment
Chalcopyrite
Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone)
Arenite or Siltstone (high SiO2 content)
Iron-rich sandstone concretion
Ferruginous sandstone, cemented chiefly by iron oxides (such as goethite and hematite)
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Silicon dioxide, SiO2 based)
Sandstone pebble
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite)
Concretion in Shale
Siltstone/Shale with Siderite or Calcareous concretions
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary host rock
Quartz geode/vug specimen
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a weathered iron-oxide-rich host rock
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Common Pebble / Sedimentary Rock Fragment
Lithified clastic sediment
Iron-rich rock fragment (possibly ironstone or limonite/goethite)
Likely ironstone composed largely of goethite/limonite; image alone cannot confirm
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Sandstone (Heart-shaped pebble)
Sedimentary Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone / Chert Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2-rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite inclusions