Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
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Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Banded Chert / Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Veined Limestone
Calcite-veined Limestone (CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Iron-rich sandstone (Gozan/Ironstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Septarian Nodule (Micro-fragment)
Septarian Nodule / Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2 + Quartz)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded iron formation (iron-rich metamorphic rock)
Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite with chert or quartz (Fe₂O₃/Fe₃O₄ and SiO₂)
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Limonite (Iron Ore/Bog Iron)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Yellow Ocher (Limonite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sulfur-bearing Limestone (Solfatara Specimen)
Sulfur-rich Bio-limestone (Calcium Carbonate with Native Sulfur, S8)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite cement
Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion)
Goethite/Hematite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement (composed of Quartz and Limonite/Hematite)
Fossilized Limestone with Crinoid Stem
Carboniferous Limestone (containing Crinoidea ossicles)
Yellow Calcite (Banded)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)
Blue-green calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely copper-bearing or otherwise inclusions-colored
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Iron Formation (Fragment)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Weathered iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite–goethite aggregate, approximately FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (iron-rich)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Likely weathered limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly calcite
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: banded chalcedony quartzite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Septarian Nodule Segment (Commonly known as Dragon Stone or Lightning Stone)
Septarian Nodule (CaCO3 / Hydrated Calcium Carbonate)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg variant)
Septarian concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Psilomelane (Black Hematite/Manganese Ore)
Barium Manganese Oxide (Formula: BaMn9O18(OH)4)