River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)
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River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Travertine
Travertine (a terrestrial form of Limestone, CaCO3)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Selachii (fossilized dentition)
Red Jasper or Ferruginous Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Green Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Chert (River Cobble)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Rounded granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica; approximate composition SiO₂-rich felsic rock
Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone
Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites
Fossilized Shell
Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)
Chert (Jasper-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert with Quartz Vein
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2-dominant rock)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Quartzite (Pink/Red variety)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 dominated)
Chert Pebble Map
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Amorphous Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Slag
Glassy silicate byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Grey Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Liesegang-banded Sandstone
Beach Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulite inclusions (primarily Cristobalite, SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Yellow Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (and its variety Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz