Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)
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Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Biotite-rich mica schist
Mica schist, dominated by biotite mica (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂), with probable quartz and feldspar
Red Mudstone (Siltstone)
Lutite (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals with Hematite)
Black Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities
Banded Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinates (Organic Gemstone)
Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous)
Carbo caulis / Sedimentary Carbon
Precious Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss with Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar Injection
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crushed Limestone
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Dendritic Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cementing agents)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-based Sandstone)
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Agate
Agate (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Glacial Cobble)
Arenite / Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (or Limestone)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coquina / Limonite-stained Limestone
Sedimentary Limestone with Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Chalcedony (SiO2)