Chert (River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Chert
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (primarily Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite/Tourmaline)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Mica Schist
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Ironstone (Limonitic Shale)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Ocherous Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Ferruginous Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
Chert (and Limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Geode with Iron-Stained Quartz/Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Red Sandstone
Arenite
Pink Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (MnSiO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Iron Oxide inclusions
Dendritic Jasper (Bumblebee like Agate)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina-like)
Biogenic Limestone
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or similar)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Conglomerate
Clastic Conglomerate (Lithic-rich)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Glauconite (Green Sandstone)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly Quartz with Hematite cementation)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
African Turquoise
Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)