Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
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Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), specifically the crystalline variety Selenite
Agate (or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Ironstone (with possible Hematite/Limonite coating)
Ironstone (Fe-rich sedimentary rock)
Mexican Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Dragon Stone
Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate (Red Sandstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic Sandstone)
Bituminous Coal
Bituminous coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)
Coquina or Fossilized Shell Aggregate
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Lignite (Brown Coal)
Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxides
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 + various cementing minerals)
Limestone Pebble
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Septarian or Nodular variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Greywacke
Dirty Sandstone (Lithic wacke)
Greyling Sandstone / Greywacke
Lithic Wacke (SiO2 + diverse mineral fragments)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (Corundum, Al2O3) in Zoisite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (variable SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Wacke / Siltstone)