Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock
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Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Felsic to Mafic Metamorphic Rock)
River Cobble (likely Siltstone or Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous or Siliceous Matrix
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone and River Pebbles
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone / Quartzite / Chert)
Biotite-rich gneiss
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Black Opal (Triplet)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper with Purple Fluorite or Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Gravel and Sediment Sample
Mixed clastic sediment
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Ironstone / Jasper Siltstone
Siltstone with Iron Oxide Hydrates (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Polished brecciated jasper (likely picture jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock
Limonite Ironstone
Goethite-Limonite concretion / Iron oxide
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Limonite Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Pyrite (on Shale/Matrix)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Polished banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica; exact mineralogy uncertain from image
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; commonly hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)