Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly laterite or limonite-bearing sandstone
Laterite/limonite-rich material; commonly dominated by goethite (FeO(OH)) and hydrated iron oxides
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Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly laterite or limonite-bearing sandstone
Laterite/limonite-rich material; commonly dominated by goethite (FeO(OH)) and hydrated iron oxides
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Geode
Goethite / Hematite Concretion (Fe3O4 / FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Chert (Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica/SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering
Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment
Chert with Druzy Quartz Geode
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / River Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite Nodules
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodular)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate: CaCO3)
Limestone Pebble
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone (Weathered)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)
Rock salt (Halite)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Limestone (River Pebble)
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Bauxite (Laterite)
Hydrated aluminum oxides (Al2O3·nH2O)
Coal (likely Anthracite)
Anthracite coal
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with secondary Iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) precipitation
Bauxite (Laterite Clay)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides: Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Common Opal / Chert
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Sand Grain / Micro Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolitic Carbonate (CaCO3)