Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
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Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various cements)
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Basalt
Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Geode with Iron-Stained Quartz/Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (Primary minerals: Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene)
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Beach Cobble)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Agate Geode
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz crystals
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)
Banded Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brown variety / Common Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Goniatite Fossil
Goniatitida (Order), fossilized in limestone/calcite (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Blue Lace Agate (Geode/Druzy variant)
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Quartz druzy
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum Boro-silicate included in Quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic)
Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Septarian Nodule Segment (Commonly known as Dragon Stone or Lightning Stone)
Septarian Nodule (CaCO3 / Hydrated Calcium Carbonate)