Sedimentary Outcrop (Sandstone/Shale)
Sedimentary bedrock formation (variable composition)
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Sedimentary Outcrop (Sandstone/Shale)
Sedimentary bedrock formation (variable composition)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper (Chert / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
General Rock and Mineral Collection (Center: Angelite / Blue Anhydrite)
Anhydrite (Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse
Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Chert / Flint Arrowheads
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones (Agate, Aventurine, Pyrite, etc.)
Multiple (principally Silicon Dioxide SiO2 and Iron Disulfide FeS2)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous siltstone
Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz-rich sandstone cemented by iron oxides (Fe₂O₃/Fe₃O₄)
Quartz-veined Sandstone Pebble
Quartzose Sandstone with Quartz Veinlets
Banded Sandstone (River Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Shale
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)
Shale or Siltstone
Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (lithic)
Lithic Wacke / Arenite
Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)
Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Ferruginous Sandstone
Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding
Shale
Sedimentary pelitic rock
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
Quartz-veined Sandstone
Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand
Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules
Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))