Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble Type)
Goethite/Hematite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
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Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble Type)
Goethite/Hematite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodular)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Gastropod Fossil (Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda (internal mold)
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharias taurus (fossilized tooth)
River Cobbles (Basalt, Quartzite, and Sandstone mix)
Fluvial detritus (primarily SiO2, Plagioclase, and Pyroxene mix)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate (SiO2 based clasts in matrix)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (primarily Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite/Tourmaline)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock consisting chiefly of Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions
Red Shale
Lutite (primarily composed of Hydrous Aluminum Silicates with Hematite staining)
Greywacke with Quartz Vein
Matrix: Impure Sandstone (SiO2 + varied clasts), Veins: Quartz (SiO2)
Arkosic Sandstone
Arkose
Greywacke (River Pebble)
Greywacke (Indurated Sandstone)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) featuring Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colony corals)
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Graywacke
Graywacke/Lithic Sandstone
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with Laterite)
Ferruginous Arenite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Blue-Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Chalky Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)
Limestone (specifically Crushed Limestone/Calcictic)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt
Limestone
Sedimentary rock primarily composed of Calcite (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) Rich Bio-sedimentary Rock
Jasper Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Bloodstone Jasper (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)