Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Silicified volcanic rock; chiefly microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron oxides and other alteration minerals
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Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Silicified volcanic rock; chiefly microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron oxides and other alteration minerals
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Milky Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
Fossiliferous Siltstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Polished/tumbled jasper (likely ocean or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and darker mineral inclusions
Agate (Puddingstone style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Brecciated jasper/chalcedony (iron-stained silica)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone with mineral staining)
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
River Stone (Sandstone with Oxide Banding)
Arenite with Iron/Manganese Oxide inclusions
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Copper Ore / Altered Granodiorite
Cupriferous rock with silicate gangue
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Fossil-bearing sandstone or mudstone
Indeterminate sedimentary matrix with a possible bivalve or shell fossil
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Polished yellow jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing iron oxides and other silicates
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with banding/weathering)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyritic Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss with Pyrite inclusions
Laterite
Laterite (Ferricrete)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)