Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
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Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder)
Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert/Jasper
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Banded Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Chert (and Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Mudstone)
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Black Chert / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock)
Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)
Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoceratid Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of Nautiloid Cephalopod)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz grains)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone
Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sedimentary rock with high iron oxide content (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon based)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)