Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
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Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert / Flint Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony in Matrix (likely Agatized Coral or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sandstone with iron oxide cement)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (Mica-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Hydroxide impurities
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Clay-Ironstone Nodules)
Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartz-veined Gneiss
Gneiss with Quartz (SiO2) intrusions
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Siltstone with Magnetite/Hematite bands
Garnet Schist
Almandine-mica schist
Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Chert (Septarian or Banded Nodular Variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock predominantly containing quartz, feldspar, and mica)