Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
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Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druse (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)
Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartz Mica Schist
Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Hag Stone
Porous sedimentary rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Sandstone) with naturally occurring holes
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (High Silica / Iron Oxide)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Concretion
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous or Crinoidal Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Calcite Rock
Fossil Coral
Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)
River Cobble (Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartzite transition)
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Lithified microbial mat)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (chemical sedimentary rock), Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Ironstone (likely Ferruginous Siltstone/Sandstone)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeOx-rich clastic)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Quartz Inclusions
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) Rich Bio-sedimentary Rock
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic sedimentary rock)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
Ironstone (Limonitic Shale)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement