Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone
Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sedimentary rock with high iron oxide content (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon based)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Jasper (specifically a banded or dark variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (White/Gray variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Chert (Jasper/Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Novaculite Variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Oolite or Oolitic Limestone
Oolitic Limestone (Principal mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert with Asphaltum (or Tar)
Silica (SiO2) with natural Bitumen/Asphaltum
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Sandstone (with garnet granules)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 inclusions)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan/Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale
Argillaceous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)
Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar)