Chert (specifically Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (specifically Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)
Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline rock (primarily Feldspar and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Decomposed Granite
Grano-diorite/Granite-residuum (SiO2 primary)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone)
Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock
Basalt (Weathered)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic composition)
Riverstone Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (Rich in K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mica Schist with Garnet
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Basalt (Vesicular/Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Red Jasper (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Epidote/Quartz mineral infill
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Caliche (with Lichen Cover)
Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)
Travertine (Calcareous Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (Basaltic Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Sandstone (likely Red/Brown Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River Stone (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based metamorphosed sandstone
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Phyllite
Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
Travertine
Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Writing Stone or Flower Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt / Porphyry