Chert (often called Flint in this context)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (often called Flint in this context)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert (often called Flint in this context)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Arrowheads
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil bivalve shell
Fossilized or partially mineralized bivalve; exact genus cannot be determined from the image
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Sandstone or Siltstone)
Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)
Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Hematite (Tumbled)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (Quartz Arenite with Iron Oxide cement)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Cream Variety)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mercenaria or similar genus), composed of CaCO3 (Aragonite/Calcite)
Jasper Marble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities
Black Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with carbon/mineral inclusions
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble type)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 with SiO2 core)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment
Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Baroque Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Wishing Rock (Quartz Vein in Host Rock)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) vein in various host rocks
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Rounded gray stone, likely quartz-rich granitic rock
Probable granite or granitic gneiss; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert Nodules in Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context)
Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron-oxide concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Chert (Nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Conglomerate fragments)
Ferruginous clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 cemented by Fe2O3)