Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)
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Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)
Chert (River Stone/Pebble)
Chert (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River Stone (River Pebble)
Stream-rounded clast (likely Quartzite or Siltstone)
Sandstone (specifically Double Arch in Arches National Park)
Entrada Sandstone
Sandstone (with banding/weathering)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or similar Favosites)
Hexagonaria percarinata / Favosites (Silurian-Devonian Coral)
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Mica Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2]
Boulder Opal
Precious Opal in Ironstone (Amorphous Hydrated Silica, SiO2·nH2O)
African Turquoise
Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities
Crushed Limestone and Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Yellow Chert
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaCo3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Common Opal or Jasper mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Schist
Mica Schist
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Geode or Concretion
Silica-based Concretion / Quartz Geode
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic arenite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Mica Schist (with Muscovite mica)
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-style)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation
Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Rough Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White Variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)