Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Category
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Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Weathered chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing limestone; exact identification requires testing
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert Nodules in Limestone / Fault Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Red Jasper (River Stone)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide inclusions)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ironstone pebble
Ironstone (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock)
Puddingstone (Jasper Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (specific type: Jasper Conglomerate or Hertfordshire Puddingstone)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartzose type)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)
Banded Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Ripple Marks or Stromatolite
Sedimentary ripple mark imprint / Biosedimentary structure
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Coal
Biogenic sedimentary rock (Carbon)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Banded Chert
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Coarse Sandstone Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Quartzose Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Weathered Sandstone
Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossil-bearing sedimentary rock, possibly fossil wood or bone
Indeterminate silicified/carbonate fossil in sandstone or mudstone
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia, likely Mercenaria or similar genus
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)