Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sedimentary Rock Fragments
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Shale
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Gastropod Fossil
Gastropoda
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Pyrite
Iron sulfide (FeS2)
White Howlite
Howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Shale and Pebble Fragment
Sedimentary Rock (Mudstone/Shale with Silica Pebble)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Veined Sandstone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary sandstone with hydrothermal/mineral veins
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered banded gneiss
Foliated quartz–feldspar-rich gneiss; exact mineral identification requires closer examination
Iron-rich slate or phyllite
Fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock, likely iron-oxide-stained slate/phyllite; exact identification requires examination
Banded gneiss
Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Banded gneiss
Quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly biotite-bearing; exact identification requires testing
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Boji Stone
Polished iron pyrite and marcasite concretions
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Siliciclastic sedimentary rock
Fossiliferous Concretion
Septarian Concretion containing Brachiopods/Crinoids
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Red Sandstone
Sedimentary Arenite
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior
Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse
Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Possible fossilized bone fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate bone; no taxonomic identification is possible from the image alone
Sandstone pebble
Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentum cum fossili
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock (lithified sediment)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock
Limonite / Ironstone
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O