Quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite fragment
Likely quartz arenite; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite (mostly SiO₂)
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Quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite fragment
Likely quartz arenite; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite (mostly SiO₂)
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial)
Elasmobranchii (fossil tooth fragment)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite concretion)
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Chert (Chert breccia)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)
Banded Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or River Pebble)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Common Variety, Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Rock
Phylum Brachiopoda fossil imprint in sedimentary matrix
Gravel / Small Pebble
Rock Fragment (Gravel)
Pebble
Lithified rock fragment / Sedimentary clast
Granite (likely weathered cobble)
Granite; chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Fenestella Bryozoan Fossil
Fenestella (class Stenolaemata)
Tumbled jasper, likely picture or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Translucent chalcedony (likely agate or common opal)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possible hydrated silica opal, SiO₂·nH₂O
Sandstone
Arenite
Weathered sandstone fragment
Sandstone, primarily quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Fossiliferous Limestone (Gritstone/Marl)
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Chert / Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (River Siltstone/Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Basanite / Flint variation)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite (Weathered River Rock)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz-rich pebble, possibly chert or silicified limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Fossilized Coral
Rugose Coral / Hexagonaria (Fossilized calcium carbonate)
Cockle Shell (Bivalve)
Cardiidae (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Iron-rich sandstone or weathered ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Iron-rich quartzite or ferruginous metamorphic rock
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂, stained by iron oxides (hematite/goethite)
Stony-Iron Meteorite (likely Mesosiderite or Ordinary Chondrite)
Meteorite (Silicate-Metal Matrix)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz vein in weathered host rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix
Quartz-veined Sandstone Pebble
Quartzose Sandstone with Quartz Veinlets
White quartz pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)