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Mudstone

Mudstone

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Hornfels

Hornfels

Black Shale

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Oil Shale

Argillite

Argillite

Sapropel

Sapropel

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 in Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 in Quartz Sandstone

sedimentary
Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Tumbled brown quartz/chert pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert or jasper) — mineral

Tumbled brown quartz/chert pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert or jasper

mineral
Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

mineral
Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

mineral
Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)

sedimentary
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement) — mineral

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement

mineral
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

mineral
Yellow Chert (River Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

fossil
Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconite-bearing Arenite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconite-bearing Arenite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

sedimentary
Fossilized Coral (Favosites) (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Favosites)

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)

sedimentary
Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

mineral
Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — gemstone

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

gemstone
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (often found as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often found as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Beach Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Chert Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus sp. (approximate genus) / Hydroxyapatite fossil) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Otodus sp. (approximate genus) / Hydroxyapatite fossil

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)

fossil
Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

mineral
Amber and Tumbled Stones (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)) — fossil

Amber and Tumbled Stones

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)

fossil
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite Concretion)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite Concretion)

sedimentary
Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

sedimentary