Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
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Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Chalk (Limestone variant)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Form of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River Cobble (Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartzite transition)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems
Calcite-rich Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Oolitic Ironstone
Sedimentary Ooidal Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite mixture)
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chalk (Calcitic)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (chemical sedimentary rock), Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate (SiO2, CaCO3, etc.)
Ironstone (likely Ferruginous Siltstone/Sandstone)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeOx-rich clastic)
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
Microcrystalline Limestone Pebble
Carbonate sedimentary rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Shale
Fissile Mudrock (Clay-rich Sedimentary Rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic sedimentary rock)
Red Sandstone (Hematitic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Wacke / Siltstone)
Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica/specimen)
Tyrannosaurus rex (fossilized in permineralized sedimentary matrix)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Ironstone (Limonitic Shale)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings)
Sedimentary Arenite (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3 impurities)
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Rugose Coral)
Antophyllum (Hexagonaria) or Scleractinia (CaCO3)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (containing Glauconite, (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Greywacke
Dirty Sandstone (Lithic wacke)
Map Jasper (Grey Picasso Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Shale (with minor calcite veining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Grey Limestone Pebble
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)