Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
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Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Pebble
Lithic fragment / Weathered rock fragment
Fossil Coral
Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (with Possible Iron Staining/Crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Rounded gray sandstone or siltstone cobble
Lithified quartz–feldspar–clay sediment; exact petrographic identification requires testing
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with impurities of iron)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite-rich Concretion (FeCO3 / Fe2O3)
Iron Ore / Hematite / Ironstone Nodule
Hematite / Goethite (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone / Limonite Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide Rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O with SiO2)
Pyrite-rich Ore
Pyrite (FeS2) with secondary minerals
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Pebble
Lithic fragment (Quartzite or general rock pebble)
Celestine (Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Sedimentary Host Rock
Small rounded pebble
Indeterminate lithic grain; likely weathered sandstone, iron-stained quartz-rich rock, or a concretion
Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Limonite Concretion (FeOO(OH)·nH2O)
Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Rounded weathered stone, likely quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich clastic rock with iron-oxide staining
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3-rich mudstone with Calcite/Aragonite veins)
Dark shale or slate fragment
Carbonaceous shale, possibly low-grade slate; composition mainly clay minerals, quartz, and organic carbon
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestine (or Celestite) on Matrix
Celestine (SrSO4)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Fossiliferous limestone pebble
Bioclastic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Basalt with Vesicular Texture
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestite
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Fossiliferous Limestone or Shale
Biomicrite (if limestone) or Fossiliferous Shale
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chert/Clay mixed)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Eye Agate / Chalcedony)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates