Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Chert (often called Jasper or River Rock)
Chert (SiO2)
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities (Hematite)
Tufa (Limestone)
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Jasper / Chert (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Jasper (likely Lake Superior Jasper)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Jasper (Iron-rich Microcrystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Jasper and Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Geode Nodules / Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amorphous to Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Fossil Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of Tabulate coral)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Breccia
Breccia
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein with Host Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxides
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with cross-bedding)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions