Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)
Sandstone (Common Quartz Pebble/Rock)
Sedimentary rock / Quartz arenite
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
Jasper and Ironstone (likely Jasperized Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Selenite / Gypsum
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide hematite cement)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix
Rounded sedimentary pebble, likely mudstone or shale
Argillite/mudstone; predominantly compacted clay minerals with quartz and iron oxides
Common Pebble / Sedimentary Rock Fragment
Lithified clastic sediment
Sandstone (Heart-shaped pebble)
Sedimentary Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with hydrothermal quartz veins
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock
Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone and River Pebbles
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone / Quartzite / Chert)
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite)
Jasper Conglomerate
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Limestone (or Sandstone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)
Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)
Smooth gray river pebble
Likely fine-grained sandstone or siltstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Honey calcite (orange calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (SiO2)
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)