Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
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Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Shale
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones (Agate, Aventurine, Pyrite, etc.)
Multiple (principally Silicon Dioxide SiO2 and Iron Disulfide FeS2)
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limonite with Trace Fossils
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Jasper/Opaline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite-cemented Sandstone)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Devil's Toenail
Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Gray/Blue-Gray Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper (Iron-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite) impurities
Red Jasper (Polished)
Jasper (Iron-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Manganese Ore (Psilomelane/Pyrolusite)
Psilomelane ((Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10) and Pyrolusite (MnO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)