Pebble (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
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Pebble (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
River Cobble (Quartzite or Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Pyritic Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss with Pyrite inclusions
Weathered sandstone (probable)
Quartz-rich sandstone, largely composed of cemented quartz grains (SiO₂)
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely biotite schist
Mica schist, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite)
Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing sandstone, iron-stained quartz, or a fragmentary fossil
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) Rich Bio-sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomeratic breccia
Clast-supported polymictic conglomerate/breccia, cemented by silica- or carbonate-rich matrix
Unknown Tumbled Stone
Unknown (Too Blurry)
Rounded gray-brown river pebble
Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered sandstone or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide impurities
Chert (often called Jasper or River Siltstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Jasper or River Siltstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment
Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (likely Sandstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Matrix
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Quartzite pebble with Mafic inclusions
Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper (with Agate/Chalcedony inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geodes and Crystal Clusters
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and commonly olivine or magnetite
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Siltstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted mineral fragments)
Chert (Flint) Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Chert inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder)
Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Travertine (Ceramic Tile)
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)