Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
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Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Polished orbicular jasper
Orbicular jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite and other silicate inclusions
Amethyst (specifically Chevron Amethyst or Dream Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or milky quartz
Mostly microcrystalline or crystalline quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph
Quartz Crystal Cluster on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)
Botryoidal Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely chlorite-bearing schist (possibly greenschist)
Chlorite–quartz–mica schist; commonly contains muscovite/biotite and feldspar
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay-mineral impurities
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper with Quartz
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst (Ametrine or Bicolor Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule
Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Basalt River Pebble
Aphanitic Mafic Basalt
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Quartz geode
Crystalline quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), lining a volcanic geode
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Siltstone/Ironstone (Fe2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3, CaMg(CO3)2, SiO2)
Limestone ( weathered ) / Chert Nodular Rock
Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert or chalcedony
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestine
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Black Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Metallic sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly with chalcopyrite and quartz/host rock
Quartz (Herkimer Diamond variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble with Mineral Encrustation
Quartz Sandstone with Calcite/Halite Crust
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Banded calcite (likely marble or calcite-rich limestone)
Calcite, CaCO₃; possibly calcitic marble