Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary pebble
Indeterminate lithic fragment; likely quartz arenite (sandstone)
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Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary pebble
Indeterminate lithic fragment; likely quartz arenite (sandstone)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (probable quartzite or quartz vein fragment)
Quartzite, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Jasper / Chert (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (includes Flint & Jasper)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, chemical formula SiO2)
Iron-rich quartzite or limonite-bearing rock
Quartzite (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, chiefly hematite and goethite
Likely tumbled jasper or chert specimens
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly jasper/chert; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Rounded brown pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Moss-covered Rock Fragment
Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), commonly calcite
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork)
Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline quartz and drusy quartz (SiO₂), commonly lining a chalcedony-rich cavity
Iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, and biotite mica
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber / Copal
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz-bearing granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole