Gneiss with Orthoclase Feldspar
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock with K-Feldspar inclusions
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Gneiss with Orthoclase Feldspar
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock with K-Feldspar inclusions
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Fossil-bearing ironstone or weathered concretion
Indeterminate; likely ferruginous sandstone/concretion containing a partial fossil impression
Fossil Coral
Rugose Coral or Tabulate Coral (Phylum Cnidaria)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Flint
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moqui Marble
Hematite Concretion (Iron Oxide Concretion)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Polished kambaba jasper
Orbicular stromatolitic jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with chlorite/amphibole-rich inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite
Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material
Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated Gneiss)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions
Chert with Quartz Druzy
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Drusy Quartz Coating
Limestone with Chert Nodule
Carbonate rock (CaCO3) with Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusion
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Common Opal
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert / Flint Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint with Fossil Inclusion
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) enclosing fossilized organic remains
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint) River Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 - Quartz-dominant)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Gneiss (with Granite/Pegmatite Vein)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions