Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
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Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (chemical formula: C10H16O)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (unopened)
Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)
Pyrite on Limestone
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Moss Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix
Agate (Moss or Dendritic Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Fossiliferous Shale
Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia
Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Dendritic Inclusions
Agatized Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (containing Glauconite, (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Shale
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)
Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and other mineral impurities
Calligraphy Stone
Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone with Hematite and Iron)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)