Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
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Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cementation)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxides)
Limestone or Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with organic fossil inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 - Calcite)
River Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Coral Imprint
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered limestone
Calcitic limestone, mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sandstone Clast
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orbicular Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)