Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
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Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Slate
Foliated metamorphic rock
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)
Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) / Marble
Banded Agate (Dyed Purple)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian concretion (Complex mixture of Siderite, Calcite, and Aragonite)
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Yellow Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Travertine' or 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Diorite
Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite metamorphic rock)
Puddingstone (Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass/extrusive igneous rock)
Muscovite Schist
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Jasper (specifically Owyhee or Picture Jasper variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossil Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (likely Grewingkia or Heliophyllum species); Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) Infilling
Puddingstone
Conglomerate (typically quartz-rich or jasper-rich)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orthoceras Fossil Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopod); Limestone matrix (CaCO3)
Chalcedony Nodule (Carnelian/Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Thunderegg (Agetized Geode nodule)
Rhyolitic Agate Nodule (SiO2 filling volcanic cavities)
Limestone with Calcite Crystals
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)