Tumbled sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly subarkose or arkose
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Tumbled sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly subarkose or arkose
Banded Ironstone / Jasper Siltstone
Siltstone with Iron Oxide Hydrates (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Quartz-veined Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz-rich)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Jasper (Mookaite / Brecciated Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Botryoidal Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Tumbled / Rounded)
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Raw selenite (gypsum)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; translucent variety selenite
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coarse Sandstone Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Red Jasper (with Chert/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (likely biotite granite)
Coarse-grained felsic plutonic rock: quartz + feldspar + biotite; approximate composition SiO₂-rich
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) cementing)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered Pyrite Nodule
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) undergoing oxidation to limonite/goethite
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Felsic gneiss, likely granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; commonly quartz + plagioclase/K-feldspar + biotite or hornblende
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hydration
Pyrite Nodules / Weathered Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)