Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
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Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Iridescent Ammonite
Ammonoidea (Species: likely Cleoniceras or Desmoceras); Mineral: Aragonite/Ammolite (CaCO3)
Jet
Lignite (Anthracite-grade compact coal)
Quartz on Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Igneous Rock
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Chert (Smoky variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst (Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Moqui Marble
Iron Oxide Concretion (Limonite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pink Granite (River Pebble)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flint (Chert)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Drupa Quartz (Sparkly Drusy Quartz on Matrix)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on host rock
Amethyst (Raw Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Celestine (or Celestite)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite (with Orthoclase and Quartz)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pink Granite (Water-worn Cobble)
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates
Scoria
Extrusive Basaltic Scoria
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Limestone
CaCO3 (principally composed of Calcite)
Amethyst Quartz
Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)