Black Opal (Triplet)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
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Black Opal (Triplet)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite Ironstone
Goethite-Limonite concretion / Iron oxide
Limonite Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite with Pyrite
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
River Cobble (likely Siltstone or Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Pyrite (on Shale/Matrix)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Zebra Jasper
Silicified sedimentary rock (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 complex)
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; commonly hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Bivalve Fossil
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Quartzose Sandstone with Iron Oxide Precipitation
Polished brown river pebble (likely chert or fine-grained sandstone)
Indeterminate; probable microcrystalline quartz (chert) or quartz-rich sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Sandstone Pebble
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper (or Agate/Jasper mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock