Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Category
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Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Yellow Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble)
Quartz Arenite Sandstone
Galena with Pyrite
Lead Sulfide (PbS) associated with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite in Quartz Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·n(H2O)
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Shale
Laminated Mudstone (Shale)
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Fossilized Gastropod / Coral
Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Mixed Mineral Assortment (Pyrite, Kyanite, Agate, Jasper)
FeS2 (Pyrite), Al2SiO5 (Kyanite), SiO2 (Agate/Jasper)
Pyrite (or Arsenopyrite / Ore mineral aggregate)
FeS2 (Iron Sulfide)
Limonite with Quartz
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide with Silicon Dioxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)
Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)
Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (Sandstone)
Yellow Chalcedony / Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Yellow Ocher (Iron-rich Silt/Clay)
Goethite-rich Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)
Shale
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Conglomerate / Breccia Matrix (Aggregated Rock)
Sedimentary Breccia / Conglomerate
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Shale (or Mudstone)
Clay mineral aggregate / Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock