Rounded sedimentary pebble, likely mudstone or shale
Argillite/mudstone; predominantly compacted clay minerals with quartz and iron oxides
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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
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide hematite cement)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopods
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossilized Brachiopoda sp. (likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)
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-veined Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with hydrothermal quartz veins
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
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
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (SiO2)
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite)
Jasper Conglomerate
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone and River Pebbles
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone / Quartzite / Chert)
Limestone (or Sandstone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)
Polished red jasper (likely hematite-bearing jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored chiefly by iron oxides such as hematite/goethite
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite Cubes in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Host Matrix
Quartz Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Sedimentary Pebble)
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins
Sedimentary Rock with Crafts (Pet Rock)
Sedimentary rock decorated with synthetic materials