Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
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Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (actually a Peralkaline Igneous Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Mica) KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz (Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Quartz Veined Siltstone or Graywacke
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz (SiO2) veining
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (primarily composed of silica and clay minerals)
Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper Chert Nodules
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Travertine
Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)
Ferruginous Sandstone (variable formula, primarily SiO2 + Fe2O3)
André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder)
Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Chert (and Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Hag Stone
Siltstone or Fine-grained Sandstone with boring (e.g., Lithophaga impact)
River Rock (River Cobbles)
Fluvial Conglomerate Clasts (primarily composed of various minerals such as Quartz, SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Yellow Jasper (within host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Ferruginous Conglomerate
Conglomerate with Iron-Oxide Matrix (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Quartz (Pale Rose or Milky Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Alumina-rich rock (consisting of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz vein)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalk (Calcitic)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3)
Septarian Nodule Segment (Commonly known as Dragon Stone or Lightning Stone)
Septarian Nodule (CaCO3 / Hydrated Calcium Carbonate)
Ferruginous Sandstone Pebble
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) staining)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)