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Sedimentary Or Mineral

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Coal

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Glauconite

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Ironstone

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sea Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate) (Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Sea Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate)

Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3)

Gypsum (Desert Rose or Selenite variety) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Gypsum (Desert Rose or Selenite variety)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Limonite / Ironstone Nodule (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite / Ironstone Nodule

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites (Arenite (mostly SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions (MnO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites

Arenite (mostly SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions (MnO2)

Sandstone Cobble (Arenite (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble

Arenite (Sandstone)

Fossilized Fish Skeleton in Matrix (Vertebrata (Class: Actinopterygii), typically found in limestone or shale matrices) — sedimentary

Fossilized Fish Skeleton in Matrix

Vertebrata (Class: Actinopterygii), typically found in limestone or shale matrices

Shale with Trace Fossils (Fissile mudrock (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale with Trace Fossils

Fissile mudrock (Shale)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz Vein in Hematitic Siltstone (Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Ferriferous Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Hematitic Siltstone

Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Ferriferous Matrix

Brecciated Chert (Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization) — sedimentary

Brecciated Chert

Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization

Sandstone (Quartzite texture) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite texture)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (with banding) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with banding)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Gossanous Sandstone (likely Terrestrial) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Gossanous Sandstone (likely Terrestrial)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide inclusions

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)

Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Arenite

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Breciated Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Breccia (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Breciated Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Breccia (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Limonite (often after Hematite or Goethite) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (often after Hematite or Goethite)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)

Sandstone (Red Arkose) (Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Arkose)

Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Coating (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Coating

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)

Collection of Minerals and Ores (Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)) — mineral

Collection of Minerals and Ores

Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)

Ironstone Nodules (Iron Concretion) (Siderite or Hematite Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Nodules (Iron Concretion)

Siderite or Hematite Concretion

Banded Agate with Drusy Quartz (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Banded Agate with Drusy Quartz

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite) (Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)

Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)