Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
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Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone Concretion
Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Stromatolite
Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (formed by Cyanobacteria)
Jasper (Green Jasper / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron/clay inclusions
Chalcedony in Host Rock
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper (Heliotrope family variant)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert / Flint Nodule
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods), mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) in Fossiliferous Limestone
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Marble (Carrara style)
Recrystallized Calcite-rich Metamorphic Rock (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
River Stone (River Pebbles)
Alluvial Deposit (typically Quartzite, Sandstone, or Granite clasts)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Graywacke
Graywacke (immature sandstone)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Quartzite-rich River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)