Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
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Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Biotite (Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Nuummite
Orthoamphibole (Anthophyllite-Gedrite composition)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite Geode
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantasite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O in Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily composed of SiO2 with various clay minerals)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Nodule/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Siltstone with Weathering Rind
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Meteorite)