Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
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Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limestone Concretion (Botryoidal/Calcareous Nodules)
Calcium Carbonate Concretion (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
River Rocks and Pebbles
Mixed Silica-rich Sediments (SiO2 based)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone / Iron-rich Sedimentary Rock
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic Limestone)
Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2)
Hematite Concretion
Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in concretionary form
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Agate (specifically Chalcedony/Banded Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limitation Concretion
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Limonite)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically a Worked Flint/Knapped Flake)
Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz geode with iron-oxide matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with limonite/goethite and possibly calcite
Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)
Geode (Unopened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary host rock
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Limonite Concretion
Goethite-Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Dalmatian Stone
Aplite (often incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode formation
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Sandstone Geode
Sedimentary Geode (Silica/Calcite composition)
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Limonite Concretion
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geodic Cavity
Red Jasper (possibly banded)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)