Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
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Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Chert (with Quartz Veining)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Pink/Tan Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)
Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Rugosa (order), typically preserved in CaCO3 (Calcite)
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Coal (specifically Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organic sedimentary rock; primarily Carbon (C) with varying H, S, O, N
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Dendritic Limestone
Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod shell
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Rock composed predominantly of rounded clasts > 2mm)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with differential weathering)
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Limestone with Weathering Rind
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic or Micritic Limestone
Sandstone (specifically an Iron-Concretion)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) cementation
Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lignite (Brown Coal)
Lignite (C189H155O6N3S)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)
Chert (Nodule)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)