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Organic Material (Likely A Fruit Or Berry)

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Peat

Orange Obsidian

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Amber

Lizard Skin Jasper

Petrified Wood

Jet

Oil Shale

Limonite

Tangerine Obsidian

Rounded gray pebble, likely basalt or andesite (Fine-grained volcanic rock, probably basaltic-andesite; exact identification requires testing) — igneous

Rounded gray pebble, likely basalt or andesite

Fine-grained volcanic rock, probably basaltic-andesite; exact identification requires testing

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (with Manganese staining) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Manganese staining)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (potentially Jasper/Common Opal mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially Jasper/Common Opal mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Vesicular basalt (likely scoria) (Mafic volcanic rock; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass, with possible olivine) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)

Mafic volcanic rock; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass, with possible olivine

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

Chert (River Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Not a geological specimen (N/A (man-made object)) — N/A

Not a geological specimen

N/A (man-made object)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss (Granite; predominantly quartz, feldspar, and mica, possibly altered to gneiss) — igneous

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss

Granite; predominantly quartz, feldspar, and mica, possibly altered to gneiss

Sandstone River Cobble (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone River Cobble

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Iron Slag (Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)) — mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)

Iron Slag

Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)

Basalt with Mineral Vein (Cobble) (Basalt (with likely Quartz/Calcite vein)) — Igneous

Basalt with Mineral Vein (Cobble)

Basalt (with likely Quartz/Calcite vein)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Mammoth Tooth (Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)) — fossil

Mammoth Tooth

Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Limestone Pebble (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Agatized)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled smoky quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety) — mineral

Tumbled smoky quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoriaceous rhyolite (Vesicular rhyolite/dacite; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass with feldspar and quartz) — igneous

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoriaceous rhyolite

Vesicular rhyolite/dacite; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass with feldspar and quartz

Sandstone (lithic wake or graywacke) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz and lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic wake or graywacke)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz and lithic fragments)

Jasper with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite) — sedimentary

Jasper with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Sandstone) (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Sandstone)

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (likely) (Epidote–pink feldspar–quartz rock; commonly termed unakite) — metamorphic

Unakite (likely)

Epidote–pink feldspar–quartz rock; commonly termed unakite

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and/or Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)