Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Category
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Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Travertine (Ceramic Tile)
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 major component)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron variety
Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite, Magnetite, and Chert/Quartz - SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Cinnabar in Matrix
Cinnabar (Mercury(II) sulfide, HgS)
Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (composition: Calcite CaCO3, Aragonite CaCO3, and Limestone/Clay)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (variable SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (mainly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Quartz Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Aragonite (CaCO3)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
Geode Nodules / Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amorphous to Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Botryoidal Chalcedony (likely Chert or Agatized Coral)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 cement)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)