Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Category
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Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Chert (or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Chert Pebble (Jasperoid/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - cryptocrystalline quartz
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Sand Dollar Fossil (Echinoidea)
Class Echinoidea (likely order Clypeasteroida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Holey Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Red Jasper (possibly Wonderstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Jasper (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Chert (Fossiliferous)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions), SiO2
Chert (Chalk-associated Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bloodstone Jasper (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper (possibly Brecciated Jasper or Bloodstone variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)