Polished fossiliferous limestone pebble
Fossiliferous micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
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Polished fossiliferous limestone pebble
Fossiliferous micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered fossiliferous limestone
Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly containing shell or coral fossil fragments
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Coprolite
Fossilized Feces
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia or Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Magnetite / Ironstone
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Fossilized Wood / Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood (Silicified Flora)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Celestite
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Chert (Field Pebble)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Sandstone Cobble
Arenite (Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Brecciated quartz-rich rock, possibly silicified breccia
Silica-rich breccia; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible calcite and iron-oxide staining
Milky Quartz in Conglomerate Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Calcite-rich limestone
Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or dolomitic
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions
Banded Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (with iron oxide banding)
Sandstone
Arenite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneiss/Schist (approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Fossilized Dinosaur Bone
Perineralized Bone (Fluorapatite/Quartz replacement)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Green Sandstone Pebble (River/Beach Pebble)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone / Iron-stained Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite