Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
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Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, mixtures of FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Selenite (Gypsum)
Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt with Caliche Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) coating
Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Sandstone with Foliose Lichen
Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Picture Sandstone or Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with primary clasts 0.0625 to 2 mm)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (Mineral composition: Bio-apatite/Calcium Phosphate replaced by various minerals)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (with potential trace fossils)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxides), generic formula FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Satin Spar Gypsum
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Limonitic Sandstone (Stained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) staining
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)