Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
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Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite with Iron Staining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Granodiorite / Granite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (Grey and White specimens)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic felsic intrusive rock)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst (Geode/Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
River Pebbles (Tumbled Quartz and Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for white quartz; Mafic Volcanic Rock for basalt
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartzite (specifically a river-worn pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with high iron oxide content)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River/Stream Pebble
Clast / Detrital Grain / Rounded Sedimentary Particle (Compositionally variable, commonly Quartz, Feldspar, Chert, or other resistant rock fragments)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe4+)
Sandstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca-rich Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically Pink/Tan Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)