Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
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Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite Cement
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Limonitic Sandstone (Stained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) staining
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silica-rich sedimentary rock featuring Hematite and Goethite)
Ironstone Pebble
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with 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.
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Flower Stone / Chrysanthemum Stone basalt variety)
Porphyritic Basalt containing Plagioclase Feldspar phenocrysts
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Shale
Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)
Sandstone with Fossil Leaf Impression
Sedimentary rock (Sandstone/Siltstone matrix) with Carbonaceous film fossil
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of carbon with sulfur and hydrogen)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)
Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock transitioned to metamorphic)
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various impurities
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary rock typically classified as metamorphic)
Sandstone
Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam/Mollusk)
Class: Bivalvia (Order: Veneroida), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, mainly SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz grains)
Sandstone with Calcite Vein
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) infilling
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a type of sandstone composed of more than 90% quartz)
Chert (often referred to as 'Jasper' when red)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3)