Chert (Common Opal/Jasper transition)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (Common Opal/Jasper transition)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Knightia Fossil in Limestone
Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone
Puddingstone (Gowganda)
Gowganda Formation Conglomerate
Bivalve Seashell Fossil
Class Bivalvia
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Quartz patch)
Sedimentary Sandstone with Silicified Shell Fragments
Chert (flint), likely a knapped fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), also called cryptocrystalline quartz
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Red Jasper (or Agate/Jasper mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered sandstone block
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact composition cannot be confirmed from the image
Rounded quartz-rich sandstone cobble
Quartz arenite (sandstone), likely iron-stained
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior
Red Jasper (or Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix
Lepidodendron Fossil in Sandstone
Lepidodendron (Lycophytina, Lepidodendrales)
Sandstone / Weathered Quartzite
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains, primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (primarily CaCO₃), possibly containing fossil fragments
Banded gneiss
Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Banded gneiss
Quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly biotite-bearing; exact identification requires testing
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Coal
Bituminous Coal / Anthracite
Chert (specifically Silex or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone concretion
Iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary concretion, commonly hematite/goethite with quartz or clay
Banded sandstone pebble
Lithic or quartz-rich sandstone; exact composition requires testing
Banded sedimentary rock (likely sandstone or siltstone)
Layered siliciclastic sedimentary rock; exact identification is not possible from the image alone
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite
Sandstone (with Iron Oxide)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Jasper
SiO2
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.
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely banded gneiss
Gneiss (quartz–feldspar–mica-rich rock; exact identification uncertain from the photo)
Milky quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Banded gneiss
Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite-bearing sulfide specimen
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with chalcopyrite or other iron sulfides