Chert (Flint Nodules)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint Nodules)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Veined Limestone
Calcite-veined Limestone (CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Chert / Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow calcite (honey calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Banded ironstone pebble
Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly microcrystalline quartz/chert and iron oxides
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite-rich limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly recrystallized
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dyes
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sulfur-bearing Limestone (Solfatara Specimen)
Sulfur-rich Bio-limestone (Calcium Carbonate with Native Sulfur, S8)
Tumbled limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
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)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (iron-rich)
Weathered iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite–goethite aggregate, approximately FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrous iron oxides)
Flint/chert projectile point
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), archaeologically worked into a bifacial point
Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite-rich limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly micritic or fossiliferous
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Septarian Nodule Segment (Commonly known as Dragon Stone or Lightning Stone)
Septarian Nodule (CaCO3 / Hydrated Calcium Carbonate)
Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg variant)
Septarian concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Psilomelane (Black Hematite/Manganese Ore)
Barium Manganese Oxide (Formula: BaMn9O18(OH)4)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: banded chalcedony quartzite
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Likely weathered limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly calcite
Chert (Vuggy or Weathered)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Banded limestone or marble
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely veined limestone, possibly low-grade marble (CaCO₃)