Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
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Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Biotite Schist with Garnet
Garnet-Biotite Schist
Common Opal
Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Amethyst or Smoky Quartz Geode Slice
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone or Siltstone
Arenite (if sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz (Clear/White)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (mainly SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite on Limestone
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper within Host Rock
Native Copper (Cu)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble Type)
Goethite/Hematite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)
Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 with inclusions)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone Concretion
Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (on Quartz matrix)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Adventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)