Sandstone with Trace Fossils
Quartz Arenite with Bioturbation (Trace Fossils)
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Sandstone with Trace Fossils
Quartz Arenite with Bioturbation (Trace Fossils)
Weathered sandstone or limestone fragment
Likely quartz-rich sandstone or micritic limestone; exact identification requires testing
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts
Polished rhyolite (likely porphyritic rhyolite)
Rhyolite, composed chiefly of quartz and alkali feldspar with minor plagioclase, biotite, and iron oxides
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Black jade or dark serpentine cabochon
Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite amphibole; possibly serpentine (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Orbicular granite (likely larvikite/rapakivi-type granite)
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, with dark biotite/amphibole and iron-oxide veining
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calligraphy Stone
Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone with Hematite and Iron)
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert with Calcite Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) veins
Small tumbled dark stone, possibly basalt or slag
Likely fine-grained basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable
Likely weathered mica schist fragment
Mica schist, chiefly muscovite/biotite mica with quartz and feldspar
Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue-dyed stone, likely basalt or blue aventurine
Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase and pyroxene), possibly coated or dyed; exact identification requires testing
Chert Nodule (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Weathered River Rock (likely Chert or Basalt with algae)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with organic biofilm
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Veined Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Holey Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White Variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)