Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
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Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite)
Jasper Conglomerate
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)
Shale creek bed
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone Cobble
Clastic Sedimentary (Sandstone)
Breciated Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Breccia (CaCO3)
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary (Conglomerate)
Limestone Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia (Calcareous)
Siltstone or Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Hag Stone
Siltstone or Fine-grained Sandstone with boring (e.g., Lithophaga impact)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Conglomerate (Red Sandstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic Sandstone)
Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Basalt (Water-worn Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Sedimentary rock with quartz veining
Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins
Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)
Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)
Chalk / Sedimentary Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (fossil specimen)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Red Jasper (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions