Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix
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Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, mixtures of FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2)
Selenite (Gypsum)
Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Foliose Lichen
Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Basalt with Caliche Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) coating
Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite (formerly incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Sandstone (specifically Picture Sandstone or Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (Mineral composition: Bio-apatite/Calcium Phosphate replaced by various minerals)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with primary clasts 0.0625 to 2 mm)
Banded Agate
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Chert (Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)